We’ve secured £400,000 to revolutionise land management
I’m delighted to share that we’ve successfully secured £400,000 in funding to accelerate the development and launch of our groundbreaking product. Securing this substantial funding marks a game-changing moment for us and for future-looking land managers. Our platform stands ready to revolutionise land management decisions, championing sustainability and informed choices. Harnessing the potential of nature-based solutions against climate change is not a dream—it’s an actionable goal, and with the right tools, it’s within our grasp.
Funding for a pilot with land managers
Funding was secured from South of Scotland Enterprise and CENSIS Technology Solutions (CTS) – the commercial arm of Scotland’s Innovation Centre for sensing, imaging and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.
We will be working with the Langholm Initiative Community Development Trust in the South of Scotland as a pilot site to test our new platform. We’re also going to run a series of land management seminars providing land managers, consultants and community groups with a user-friendly and accessible tool to enhance their decision-making processes, increase carbon capture and storage and help improve stakeholder engagement. By leveraging advanced technology, our platform enables land managers to visualise and analyse various land use options, assisting them in making informed choices that benefit the environment and communities.
Endorsements for our platform
As Dr Martin Valenti the Director of Net Zero at South of Scotland Enterprise said so perfectly: “As the global nature and climate crisis deepens, it is becoming increasingly critical that we make best use of our natural resources such as our land. Land managers and owners face difficult choices especially which is why South of Scotland Enterprise has decided to support Rethink Carbon who are developing smart technology system that can help identify sustainable options.”
Echoed by Paul Winstanley, Director of our other funding partner CTS: “How we use our land is going to be a key part of Scotland, and the UK’s, journey towards net zero. Rethink Carbon has developed a novel way of empowering land managers with the information they need to look at how the decisions they make today affect the future, doing as much as possible to capture and store carbon. We look forward to seeing how the company uses this funding to further develop its offering, particularly for land managers and owners in the south of Scotland. It is a great example of how technology can be used for highly positive environmental and social purposes, with widespread commercial potential.”
Launching our platform in late Autumn 2023
Over the coming months, our focus will be on further user research to refine and enhance the platform’s capabilities. By prioritising user feedback, we aim to ensure that the platform meets the specific needs of land managers, regardless of the scale of their operations. The funding will also support the final development stages of the platform, with plans to launch the product in late Autumn 2023.
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