Protecting Watersheds and Preventing Catastrophic Wildfire: Yuba I Forest Resilience Bond Returns Investor Capital, Driving Successful Restoration Efforts on the Tahoe National Forest
In a conservation finance industry milestone, the Yuba I FRB returned all investor capital in line with expectations, financing restoration efforts on a 15,000 acre planning area on the Tahoe National Forest, which reduced the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
- In a conservation finance industry milestone, the Yuba I FRB returned all investor capital in line with expectations, financing restoration efforts on a 15,000 acre planning area on the Tahoe National Forest, which reduced the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
- Planning was completed by USFS, who chose the NFF to manage the implementation of restoration activities on the Tahoe National Forest.
- "The Forest Resilience Bond's success underscores the necessity of scaling finance models for ecosystem restoration to mitigate wildfire risks."
- This partnership has attracted over $150 million in funding to continue forest restoration work in the North Yuba watershed.