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We transform degraded landscapes

into productive ecosystems

Aquacultures

Our aquacultures are part of a closed-loop system that produces premium foods without polluting the ocean, and without the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or synthetic fertilizers. Our grown-on-site feed uses no bycatch, no monocrops, and no antibiotics.

The effluent from our aquacultures provides nutrients for our mangrove wetlands & agroforestries, which produce the aquaculture feed and a host of other goods.

Shrimp aquaculture at one of our prototype systems in Eritrea.
Shrimp harvest in Eritrea

Mangrove Wetlands

By transforming degraded coastlines into mangrove agroforestries we create maximum impact, including:

*A 10X increase in biodiversity

*Coastal stabilization and protection from hurricanes, sea-level rise, and storm surges.

*The production of numerous valuable goods.

*Carbon sequestration more efficient than any other terrestrial ecology.

Dryland Agroforestries

We have pioneered arid agroforestries that can survive for over two years with no water. These transform marginal and undervalued land into productive agroecologies.

RRC has the capacity to transform entire watersheds by combining its dryland and seawater systems.

Before
After 3 years
Before of Neal Spackman’s work in Al Baydha
After shot of the previous photo.
Before
After

Seawater Agricultures

We have over 3 decades experience in producing food, fuel, and fiber with halophyte agricultures (crops that grow in seawater). This is a crucial system for producing food without depleting crucial freshwater resources.

We are building on our experience by pioneering halophytic polycultures modeled on indigenous food systems.

RRC’s Senior Science Advisor, Carl Hodges, in a seawater crop nursery in Eritrea.
Intercropped halophytes with mangroves at a prototype system in Eritrea.

Freshwater Lenses

Our systems are among the only agricultures in the world that increases fresh water sources, through the creation of fresh water lenses. As desert floods hit our system they sink into the ground and create fresh water lenses sitting on top of a seawater layer. Without our system, this water would be ocean runoff.

Depending on geography, these lenses can restore shallow aquifers, contribute to the creation of new springs and lakes, and provide the foundation for healthy terrestrial ecosystems higher in the watershed.

freshwater lenses created temporary lakes uphill of the Eritrea Project

Aquacultures
Our aquacultures are part of a closed-loop system that produces premium foods without polluting the ocean, and without the use of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or synthetic fertilizers. Our grown-on-site feed uses no bycatch, no monocrops, and no antibiotics.

The effluent from our aquacultures provides nutrients for our mangrove wetlands & agroforestries, which produce the aquaculture feed and a host of other goods.
- Shrimp aquaculture at one of our prototype systems in Eritrea.
- Shrimp harvest in Eritrea
Mangrove Wetlands
By transforming degraded coastlines into mangrove agroforestries we create maximum impact, including:

*A 10X increase in biodiversity

*Coastal stabilization and protection from hurricanes, sea-level rise, and storm surges.

*The production of numerous valuable goods.

*Carbon sequestration more efficient than any other terrestrial ecology.
Dryland Agroforestries
We have pioneered arid agroforestries that can survive for over two years with no water. These transform marginal and undervalued land into productive agroecologies.

RRC has the capacity to transform entire watersheds by combining its dryland and seawater systems.
- Before
- After 3 years
- Before of Neal Spackman’s work in Al Baydha
- After shot of the previous photo.
- Before
- After
Seawater Agricultures
We have over 3 decades experience in producing food, fuel, and fiber with halophyte agricultures (crops that grow in seawater). This is a crucial system for producing food without depleting crucial freshwater resources.

We are building on our experience by pioneering halophytic polycultures modeled on indigenous food systems.
- RRC’s Senior Science Advisor, Carl Hodges, in a seawater crop nursery in Eritrea.
- Intercropped halophytes with mangroves at a prototype system in Eritrea.
Freshwater Lenses
Our systems are among the only agricultures in the world that increases fresh water sources, through the creation of fresh water lenses. As desert floods hit our system they sink into the ground and create fresh water lenses sitting on top of a seawater layer. Without our system, this water would be ocean runoff.

Depending on geography, these lenses can restore shallow aquifers, contribute to the creation of new springs and lakes, and provide the foundation for healthy terrestrial ecosystems higher in the watershed.
- freshwater lenses created temporary lakes uphill of the Eritrea Project

Transformation as a Service

RRC works with landholders, governments, institutions, communities, and tribes, to transform degraded landscapes into regenerative, circular economies. RRC guides this transformation hand-in-hand with local stakeholders, by providing design, training & education, and wholesaling services.

Flexible Solutions Tailored to Local Ecology & Markets

Regenerative Resources Co offers companies independently verified carbon sequestration through mangrove afforestation, the most efficient and highest capacity terrestrial ecology on the planet for sequestering carbon.

Mangroves sequester carbon fifty times more efficiently than tropical forests, and provide habitat for hundreds of species of fish, migratory birds, amphibians, and other wildlife. The value they provide in ecological services is estimated at $100,000 per acre.

RRC designs enterprises that transform desertified coasts into these critical ecologies. We manage these new forests as a fundamental component of our operations.

Working with Local Cultures

As traditional livelihoods fail, rural communities are forced to degrade their environment to survive. This global pattern is a major driver of desertification, deforestation, and rural-urban flight. We reverse this pattern by designing and creating systems that bind rural wealth to ecological function while honoring local cultures and customs.