Top 59%
in this catalogue (335 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced1/3
BMPs such as cover crops and no-till indirectly build soil carbon, but REAP's public reporting tracks nutrients and sediment, not tCO2e, so carbon evidence is only indirect.
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced0/3
The program is scoped to water-quality BMPs; the Commonwealth does not report species or habitat outcomes for REAP-funded projects.
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control2/3
Pennsylvania's own tally shows 6.5 million lbs of nitrogen, 350,000 lbs of phosphorus and 350,000 tons of sediment kept out of waterways across 8,500+ verified BMP projects since 2007, though the figures are state-modelled program totals rather than independently audited per-site measurements.
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced0/3
REAP addresses agricultural runoff, not wildfire risk.
Governance, certification & transferability3/3
Legislatively established in 2007 and run by the State Conservation Commission with conservation-district verification before each of the $155M+ in credits is issued, giving it an 18-year transparent, replicable track record.
Evidoria. Programa de Melhoria e Proteção de Recursos da Pensilvânia (REAP). Persistent ID: b7e51212-4cc6-485d-a6e2-748ad08152df.