Recognition follows record Verra issuance of 3.03 million carbon removal credits.

Boomitra’s Northern Mexico Grassland Restoration Project (Verra Project 2887) has received an ‘A’ rating from MSCI Carbon Project Ratings, an independent assessment of carbon credit integrity used by corporate buyers across the voluntary carbon market.

MSCI Carbon Project Ratings evaluate individual projects against six criteria: additionality, quantification, permanence, co-benefits, legal and ethical risk, and delivery risk. The framework builds on the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles. Projects receive a letter rating from AAA to CCC, with higher ratings reflecting stronger integrity and lower risk relative to peers.

With this ‘A’ rating, our Northern Mexico Grassland Restoration Project ranks among the top 10% of all carbon projects evaluated by MSCI, reflecting its high climate impact and lower risk profile.

The rating arrives months after the project became the largest Verra-verified soil carbon project in history, issuing 3.03 million carbon removal credits. It was the first project in North America verified under Verra’s VM0042 methodology for improved agricultural land management. The project is also undergoing Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) certification.

Spanning 4 million acres of the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts, the project works with ranchers to implement regenerative grazing practices that rebuild soil carbon, reverse desertification, and restore wildlife habitat. Participating ranchers and their communities receive at least 75% of gross carbon revenue, with no upfront costs or specialized equipment required to enroll.

“An independent ‘A’ rating from MSCI tells buyers what our ranchers already know: this project works, and it holds up under scrutiny. With independent ratings from MSCI and Sylvera, plus verification by Verra, corporate buyers have every reason to act with confidence,” said Aadith Moorthy, founder and CEO of Boomitra.

The project also underwent extensive due diligence by Deloitte before Boomitra was selected as an Earthshot Prize winner.

Corporate buyers including Deloitte, Ethereum Climate Platform, Southampton Container Terminals Limited, Celonis, Japanese trading houses, and others have committed to purchasing credits from the project.

MSCI Carbon Project Ratings provide independent assessments of integrity and risk for thousands of projects in the global carbon credit market, considering climate, environmental, and societal impacts alongside legal and ethical risks.

Learn more about the project.

Boomitra Team

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