A new UN report found advances in bioeconomy sectors, spanning carbon capture and bioenergy systems to sustainable agriculture and low-carbon materials, are gaining momentum worldwide, even as high costs, uneven regulation, and patchy funding slow growth.

Jamaica has formally launched a five-year initiative aimed at integrating nature-based solutions (NbS) into urban development, supported by funding from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada (GAC).

With COP30 right around the corner, Brazil is rushing to prove that the $125 billion global fund it proposes to reward the conservation of tropical forests is financially viable and attractive, and to respond to criticism about its complexity and risk-sharing model.

Credits sold from a now deactivated REDD methodology re-opened concerns about integrity last week, at a time when the EU is debating whether to allow the use of international credits under the Paris Agreement into the ETS, and delegates are preparing for UN climate talks in Brazil.

A major US-based registry has issued corrections and clarifications to its soil enrichment methodology, tightening eligibility and accounting rules for agricultural carbon projects.

Indonesia on Monday submitted a new climate plan that opts for absolute emissions caps for the first time, setting a 2030 peak, but with a hefty price tag that Jakarta hopes to pay for by using Article 6 carbon trading and foreign finance.

Extreme droughts could turn peatlands from long-term carbon sinks into sources of greenhouse gas emissions, according to research by US, Swiss and Australian scientists published last week.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed a €40 million loan to a Swedish company developing modular gasification systems that convert biomass residues into renewable industrial biogas, with biochar produced as a by-product.

Indonesia’s forest carbon projects have failed to deliver lasting improvements in rural household incomes and may even have reduced earnings from agriculture, a study looking at some of the country’s flagship Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) schemes has found.

First close - Astarte Capital Partners and Toesca Asset Management have reached a first close of $100 mln for their new regenerative agriculture fund, which will invest primarily in permanent crops through a mix of greenfield and operating assets. The vehicle, which was launched in Q4 2024, was seeding with $45 mln from both firms.  With an overall $350 mln fundraising target and an IRR goal of 17%, Toesca Permanent Crops II aims to promote sustainable land use and soil health by owning and managing farmland under regenerative practices, with around 70% of capital expected to go toward developing new projects and 30% into existing operations. The firms said they are looking into the contribution soil carbon credits can make to the fund's financial returns, but this has not been factored into the strategy's target returns. The fund has attracted institutional investors from Europe, North America, Australia, and Chile, reflecting growing global appetite for farmland and nature-based investments that align financial returns with environmental outcomes. Roughly 80% of the fund will be deployed in Chile, with Peru accounting for 20%. (Agri Investor)