Kateri Working with Shell’s U.S. Nature-Based Solutions Arm

Kateri Environmental Corp. (“Kateri”) announced on September 27th  that it signed a definitive agreement with the nature-based solutions arm of Shell New Energies US LLC (“Shell”) for the financing, development, and purchase of carbon credits generated from improved management of agricultural lands in North America.

Kateri, a privately held company, is a carbon project developer focused on improving landscapes through improved livestock management and other soil and biodiversity enhancement.  Kateri provides end-to-end services for landowners to generate and sell carbon credits from their land through improved grazing techniques and other practices.

The company utilizes virtual fencing, livestock GPS tracking, in-field advisory, remote sensing, soil sampling, and biogeochemical modeling to facilitate soil carbon sequestration. You can learn more about each of these aspects of Kateri’s work on their services page. 

Graziers using Kateri’s approach in Arid grasslands can help restore ecological function

Projects are validated and verified under internationally accepted standards such as Verra and Climate Action Reserve

Shell’s unrelenting focus on quality and measurability, experience in nature-based project development, and deep scientific expertise, and research in soil organic carbon sequestration will benefit our projects significantly” said Ben Veres, co-founder and CEO, Kateri. 

Ben Veres, Kateri, and the Shell Nature Based Solutions Team at Yellowstone 

Achieving positive climate impact at scale will require the reach and experience of a company like Shell combined with the agility and rancher-centric innovation of Kateri.”

Learn more about Kateri, Shell Nature Based Solutions, and the benefits of managed grazing for sequestering soil carbon and ecosystem services here.