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Boomitra, Aves Argentinas, and BirdLife International, with support from Rio Tinto, are accelerating restoration and protection of Argentina’s endangered temperate grasslands.
The collaboration combines Boomitra’s leadership in soil carbon project development, the conservation expertise of Aves Argentinas and BirdLife International, and Rio Tinto’s support through an investment in conservation research and a committed offtake of carbon credits. Together, the organizations will help expand the reach of Alianza del Pastizal—a regional alliance of ranchers, scientists, and conservationists—to deliver measurable benefits for climate, biodiversity, and local communities.
Rio Tinto’s investment is enabling the scale-up of grassland management activities under Alianza del Pastizal and the establishment of a new biodiversity and soil carbon research station in the Aguapey River Basin. This station, led by Aves Argentinas, will include a new protected area that showcases regenerative grazing and livestock management practices, helps to safeguard threatened Pampas ecosystems, and advances long-term scientific research on soil organic carbon. Enhanced soil and threatened species sampling at the research station, data collection, and analysis will strengthen both carbon and biodiversity monitoring, with impact certification expected under Verra’s Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) Standards. Rio Tinto’s investment includes a committed offtake of carbon credits from the project. The investment was agreed in 2024, and the offtake agreement was finalized in May 2025.
Currently covering 30,900 hectares of endangered grasslands, el project is on track to expand to 200,000 hectares over the next two years. Since its launch in 2021, it has removed an estimated 100,000 de toneladas of CO₂ from the atmosphere; participantes the project scales, annual removal is projected to exceed 500,000 de toneladas annually. As a Verra-registered project (VCS #3291) under the VM0042 Agricultural Land Management methodology, it represents one of the most advanced large-scale soil carbon efforts in South America.
Ganaderos participating in this project are supported to adopt regenerative practices such as rotational grazing, improved forage cover, and water management. These practices improve soil health, enhance resilience, and increase productivity, while generating new income streams through carbon finance. Participating ranchers will receive a majority share of carbon credit revenue, while local implementation partners reinvest a portion into community-based initiatives such as beekeeping, ecotourism, and sustainable land management.
“Partnering with Aves Argentinas and BirdLife International, with support from Rio Tinto, demonstrates what’s possible when technology, conservation, and community come together. This initiative shows that carbon finance can deliver verified removals at scale while strengthening rural livelihoods and safeguarding biodiversity for generations to come,” Aadith Moorthy, CEO and Founder of Boomitra.
All photos taken by Pablo Grilli from participating ranchers in Argentina.
Boomitra (meaning “friend of the earth” in Sanskrit) is a large-scale carbon project developer leveraging artificial intelligence and satellite remote sensing to measure and scale carbon removal in agricultural soils and grasslands. The company works with more than 100,000 farmers and ranchers across 5 million acres in the Global South, connecting them directly to international carbon markets so they benefit from their climate-positive practices.
Boomitra’s projects are registered and independently verified under leading standards such as Verra and Social Carbon, and are structured to achieve eligibility under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 framework through host country authorization and corresponding adjustments. Beyond soil carbon, Boomitra is also pioneering its first Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) project in Botswana, addressing bush encroachment, restoring savannas, and providing long-term carbon storage alongside community and biodiversity benefits. atmosphere.
BirdLife International is one of the world’s largest networks of independent national conservation organizations that come together as a global partnership with the aim to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. The BirdLife network of organizations currently spans over 120 countries and territories and is coordinated by BirdLife’s global secretariat based in Cambridge, UK, along with several regional and branch offices. The BirdLife Partner in Argentina is Aves Argentinas.
Aves Argentinas is Argentina’s leading bird conservation NGO. It focuses on protecting native birds, their habitats, and the country’s biodiversity through conservation projects, education, research, and advocacy. In short, it’s the top organization safeguarding Argentina’s birdlife and natural ecosystems. Visit avesargentinas.org.ar.
Aves Argentinas locally manages the Alianza del Pastizal (Grassland Alliance).
Rio Tinto operates in 35 countries where our 60,000 employees are working to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Our portfolio includes iron ore, copper, aluminium and a range of other minerals and materials needed for people, communities and nations to grow and prosper, and for the world to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.
We have more than 150 years of mining and processing experience guiding our work. by 2050. We have put climate change at the heart of our strategy, committing to a 50% reduction in Scope 1&2 emissions by 2030 and net zero operational emissions by 2050. We are combining investments in commodities that enable the energy transition with actions to decarbonise our operations and value chains. Visit www.riotinto.com.
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