The international certifying agency Verra has given the green light to the South American SARA program, with which local regenerative livestock farming

The South American Regenerative Agriculture carbon credit program, better known as SARA, was officially validated by the internationally recognized carbon credit certifier Verra. This makes the initiative the first to receive this approval in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile. Developed by Ruuts, in partnership with global partner Anthesis and its field partners Ovis 21 (Argentina), De Raíz (Paraguay), and Efecto Manada (Chile), the SARA program currently includes 130 farms and more than 150,000 hectares, "committed to soil regeneration, ecosystem restoration, and human well-being." The model they promote, with which they aim to achieve 500,000 regenerated hectares in South America, focuses on holistic grazing planning, which seeks to prevent soil depletion, improve soil health, and capture carbon. The ultimate goal is to generate certified carbon credits that can be traded internationally. “The program is based on Holistic Management, a management tool for decision-making that ...