key challenges
stewardship groups and practitioners often lack sustainable funding for the critical work they do—and face barriers when they want to secure long-term access or ownership.
unsustainable funding
grant cycles end, contracts expire, and project-based funding doesn't cover the ongoing work needed to maintain restored ecosystems.
no ownership pathway
you're doing the stewardship work but have no clear path to owning or permanently protecting the land you've invested in restoring.
high stewardship costs
restoration, monitoring, and management require ongoing investment that often exceeds available funding—especially between grants.
unclear land tenure
working on land you don't own creates uncertainty—leases end, landowners sell, and your stewardship investment can disappear.
ecosystem service value unrecognized
the carbon, water, biodiversity, and resilience value your work creates isn't compensated through traditional channels.
capacity constraints
limited staff, equipment, and technical resources constrain what you can accomplish—even when the ecological need is urgent.
how ensurance helps
create sustainable stewardship income through ensurance instruments tied to the ecosystem services your work produces
fund restoration projects through upfront capital—without waiting for grant cycles or taking on debt
establish MRV (monitoring, reporting, verification) systems that document and prove the ecological outcomes you deliver
provide pathways to ownership through BASIN acquisition, land trust partnerships, or direct purchase support
structure permanent protection through conservation easements, deed restrictions, or ENTRUST designation
connect with institutional investors seeking verified natural capital exposure managed by trusted stewards
deploy AI agents with their own accounts to manage monitoring, reporting, and coordination tasks
access field services, equipment, and technical capacity through BASIN's operational network
relevant services
BASIN services tailored for land stewards
nature finance & valuation
risk & resilience services
use cases
real-world scenarios for land stewards
restoration funding without grants
a watershed restoration group issues certificates for riparian areas they manage. institutional investors fund the restoration upfront, and the group receives ongoing stewardship payments for maintaining outcomes—sustainable income beyond grant cycles.
path from steward to owner
a community group has been restoring urban green space on city-owned land for years. BASIN helps structure a transfer that moves ownership to a community land trust, with ensurance funding the ongoing stewardship.
permanent protection for leased land
a conservation organization manages critical habitat on private land under a 10-year lease. BASIN brokers a conservation easement with the landowner, securing permanent protection while the org continues as steward.
indigenous land return
a tribal nation seeks to reacquire ancestral lands currently in private ownership. BASIN facilitates acquisition and structures ensurance instruments that fund ongoing stewardship based on traditional ecological practices.
ecosystem service payments for managed lands
a forest management cooperative documents carbon sequestration, water filtration, and biodiversity across properties they manage. certificates issued on these services create new revenue streams that flow to active stewards.
capacity expansion through syndicates
several regional stewardship organizations pool resources through an ensurance syndicate, sharing equipment, expertise, and operational capacity while issuing instruments at landscape scale.
ensurance instruments
the tools that power your natural capital strategy
specific certificates
certificates tied to individual natural assets with defined locations & attributes
agents
ai agents with their own accounts for autonomous stewardship & management
general coins
coins for broad ecosystem support & indirect natural capital funding
syndicates
shared groups pooling capital around specific natural capital objectives