WITH THE backing of a £20.55m loan facility from Triodos Bank UK, Oxygen Conservation has acquired 23,000 acres in Scotland – consisting of 11,390 acres of Langholm Moor, known as Blackburn and Hartsgarth, and an 11,610-acre estate at Invergeldie, near Comrie in Perthshire – marking what is believed to be the largest conservation-focused commercial debt package in the UK to date.

Oxygen Conservation prioritises working with local communities and forming strategic partnerships to ensure its plans meet the needs of the environment and the people who depend on it.

Rich Stockdale, Managing Director of Oxygen Conservation, said:

“Triodos is changing what it means to be a bank. That’s why, when we were looking for someone to partner with to put together a significant conservation-based debt package, there was only one answer. We are so proud to stand side by side with them today. It’s only by creating these types of funding packages and frameworks with respected financial institutions that people can have the confidence to allow private finance to flow into natural capital at scale – thereby funding the protection of the natural world. Thank you to everyone at Triodos for their passion, vision and commitment to making this possible. We will now do everything we can to only deliver positive environmental and social impact at our incredible sites.”

Founded in June 2021 with the specific aim of tackling climate change and the biodiversity crisis, Oxygen Conservation works to protect and improve natural assets, generating a positive economic return as a result of its work, not as its purpose. It seeks to achieve this through the delivery of a diverse range of projects, including species reintroduction, landscape connectivity, regenerative agriculture, woodland creation, renewable energy generation, sustainable housing, and eco-tourism and carbon sequestration through woodland and peatland restoration.

By taking a holistic approach, Oxygen Conservation ensures that its efforts not only benefit the environment, but also contribute to local communities’ social and economic wellbeing.

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