CRI works as a conservation intermediary by featuring and marketing New Jersey's exemplary land conservation and stewardship projects in The Conservation Exchange ©. 

These Featured Projects provide a means for philanthropic individuals, foundations, and corporations to efficiently spend charitable capital on conservation projects.

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CRI pre-screens Featured Projects and provides project oversight and technical assistance to the sponsoring conservation organizations.

Many of the Featured Projects also meet the strict criteria for regulatory contributions from penalty settlements, natural resource damage (NRD) claims, or supplemental environmental projects. CRI has developed standard agreements with responsible parties and regulators to enable us to provide essential project oversight for all featured land conservation, stewardship, and restoration projects. In addition to penalty and NRD claims, CRI works with regulators and corporations to facilitate supplemental environmental projects and other innovative means for financing conservation such as carbon sequestration projects.

CRI also provides consulting services to government agencies involved in conservation and land use matters as well as to landowners who are interested in land conservation.