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Yntegra Group has agreed to decrease its dredging area for the Rosewood Exuma project by 75% following concerns from the Prime Minister's Office regarding potential losses of $25 million in carbon credits. The developer pledged to buy Bahamian carbon credits and reduce the dredged footprint from four acres to 0.76 acres.

The Climate Change Unit expressed that the project contradicts the government's environmental goals and risks damaging essential seagrass habitats, which contribute to carbon sequestration. The financial impact of losing these seagrass beds is estimated at $500,000 annually over 50 years. The government has tasked Carbon Management Ltd with mapping and monetizing the blue economy assets.