Did you manage attend our recent Landholder Webinar on the 5^th October?

The purpose of this webinar was to help landholders understand the next step in the market: Market Registration

Recap of the Bristol Avon Catchment Market

The Bristol Avon Catchment Market is being delivered through a collaboration between Avon Wildlife trust, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and EnTrade, who are working together to create a market that delivers local, high-impact and verified projects to restore nature and deliver a range of environmental services.

There are two sides to the Market; buyers of credits, and sellers of projects. The Market Operator, in this case EnTrade, sits in the middle to operate and match the needs of both sides. Through the market, farmers and land managers are incentivised to deliver and maintain Nature-based Projects in the Bristol Avon Catchment that deliver a range of Environmental Services.

We are working together to create a market that delivers local, high-impact and verified projects to restore nature and deliver a range of environmental services such as increased biodiversity, carbon reduction and natural flood management.

Key next steps for landholders participating in the Catchment Market

Market registration

There are two parts to Market Registration, as set out below:  

Participant registration:

• Landholders (or their authorised agent) register as a Market Participant on an online platform which will be accessible via the  Bristol Avon Catchment Market website.  Registering as a Market Participant does not commit an individual to supply a Nature-based Project.
• To register, the landholder will need to enter their contact details and evidence of authority to enter into a contract to deliver Nature-based projects at the planned locations for a minimum 30-year period.
• Entrade will then need to confirm that the landholder has the authority to enter into a contract to deliver the project for the required duration.

Project registration:

• Landholders will then need to register each project formally through the EnTrade platform. Registering a project commits a landholder to making an offer to supply that Project to the Bristol Avon Catchment Market.
• The landholder will need to upload a Project Specification and Establishment Plan and Management Plan.
• Once registered, the Project will be reviewed by EnTrade and the landholder will be notified directly if the project has been accepted. If accepted, the landholder will be provided with further information about participating in the Market Round.

Timeline overview

• Participant and project registration: Targeted to open towards the end of this year for a two week period.
• Pre-market review: completed by the project team and the supply ahead of the Market Round
• Market Round: targeted to open in January 2023
• Contracting of projects: targeted for early 2023

If you have any further questions, please get in touch or visit the Bristol Avon Catchment Market website.