Key facts
- The deal will help fund the restoration of 8,700 hectares of degraded pastureland.
- The Symbiosis Coalition, which includes Google, has pledges for over 20 million tons of offsets by 2030.
- Working Trees' model improves cattle productivity and generates future timber revenue.
Google and McKinsey have entered into a 10-year agreement to purchase 320,000 metric tons of carbon removal credits from a silvopasture project in Brazil, as part of their commitments through the Symbiosis Coalition. The deal, announced on Monday, will support Working Trees, a climate technology company, in converting degraded cattle pasture into mixed-species systems across Brazil's Amazon and Cerrado regions. Silvopasture integrates trees into cattle pastures to enhance carbon sequestration while allowing ranching to continue. This initiative aims to restore 8,700 hectares of land as part of a larger 50,000-hectare project, marking one of the first attempts to deploy carbon-funded silvopasture at scale. The long-term purchase commitments are seen as critical for unlocking investment in such projects, with the Symbiosis Coalition members having pledged over 20 million tons of offsets by 2030.