EIP targets real estate investments that represent the intersection of the two main categories of opportunities:

• High Priority Conservation Properties – primarily identified through strategic relationships with the nation’s leading land conservation organizations (such as The Nature Conservancy, The Conservation Fund and the Trust for Public Land), land trusts, other conservation investors and federal/state/local natural resource agencies.
• Market Demand for Ecosystem Services (e.g. wetland, stream or habitat mitigation credits) – identified by EIP or its strategic partners in the mitigation and regulatory industries, that then drives towards the identification of appropriate land acquisition opportunities via a targeted property search or through EIP’s conservation partners.

Capital for these investments will be generated through a private equity fund structure with investors from the institutional and high net-worth sectors. Average transaction size ranges between $5 million and $12 million per investment.

EIP utilizes a wide range of market mechanisms and landowner incentive programs to achieve its results. These programs and mechanisms can be thought of in the context of the EIP strategy as "components of value." Each component generates an income stream, enabling the EIP to provide an attractive, and diversified, overall return on investment. For additional information on these markets, please see Creating Value and Market Background.