Landseed Uses Ground Sensors to Create Verifiable Conservation Credits for Voluntary Markets

Landseed, a new company founded by Greg Curtis of the Holdfast Collective, aims to build a financial market for conservation by using advanced ground sensors to measure ecological health. The sensors track metrics like wildlife presence, soil moisture, and water quality every ten minutes, going beyond satellite imagery for detailed monitoring. This data is converted into Earth Credits, which conservation organizations can sell to companies and municipalities in voluntary markets. The approach targets a gap in current carbon offset programs by offering a broader set of ecological metrics. Landseed has raised $500,000, including a $400,000 impact investment from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. The company plans to add acoustic monitoring and a third data layer called Earth Signals for use in insurance and research. The goal is to create a new commodity class that makes conservation financially viable.