Provincial government proponents of the flagship Argentinian jurisdictional forestry initiative, structured under Verra’s Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ (JNR) framework, remain optimistic about receiving a Letter of Authorisation (LoA) to issue credits eligible for CORSIA due to support from potential buyers.

An Article 6.8 text on ‘non-market approaches’ will be punted from a technical body to negotiators – “held hostage” by the same countries seeking to codify nature-based solutions (NbS) within the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), an observer told Carbon Pulse.

Indonesia plans to launch an international roadshow to showcase its forestry credits to potential investors and buyers before the end of the year, a senior forestry official told Carbon Pulse, in a move that he said could operationalise the export of the country's offsets.

Demand for carbon credits that qualify under emerging compliance schemes is outpacing limited supply, putting pressure on the voluntary market as countries ramp up Paris Agreement Article 6 activity, according to a project developer.

Some of the world’s largest oil and gas producers are urging major reforms to the voluntary carbon market, arguing that the use of "high-quality" credits is now essential for meeting global climate goals and should be used more widely and flexibly by companies.

Day 6 at COP30 in Belem. The summit is edging towards clarity on the negotiations side as talks hit half-time. Plenaries and press conferences across the day are expected to provide detail on what exactly Brazil wants to achieve over these two weeks, with finance and transition away from fossil fuels among the priority topics being discussed in closed-door meetings between the presidency and parties. 

The World Resources Institute (WRI) launched on Friday, during COP30 in Belem, a new fund that aims to structure the value chain for restoration and incentivize assisted natural regeneration in Brazil.

Researchers have produced an AI-powered global 2020 natural forest map, offering a consistent probabilistic baseline that can be applied directly to monitoring needs under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and other conservation frameworks, the authors said. 

The city-state of Singapore is engaging with industry and academic partners as a “student” of marine carbon removal (mCDR), as part of its consideration of several decarbonisation pathways to net zero, a government official shared on the sidelines of COP30.

New evergreen deal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has signed an MoU with the Global EverGreening Alliance (GEA) to advance nature-based solutions, climate resilience, and sustainable landscapes, the Seoul-based intergovernmental organisation said on Friday. The projects will deliver climate and biodiversity outcomes, as well as improving livelihoods, it added, and seek to strengthen enabling conditions for voluntary carbon market efforts. The two partners will cooperate on GEA’s Restore Africa programme, which is aiming to restore 1.8 mln ha across the continent, as well as its Green Up to Cool Down initiative, which is aiming to capture 20 MtCO2e per year by 2050. GGGI added that the two are also already cooperating on an initiative in the Philippines to restore 137,000 ha and unlock $5 mln for agroforestry and bamboo-based value chains.

A lack of penalties or public accountability for Article 6.2 reporting flagged by the UNFCCC for inconsistencies compromises market integrity and is unlikely to be rectified anytime soon, sources close to COP30 negotiations have told Carbon Pulse.

The Brazilian Treasury announced on Friday a new line of financing that aims to incentivise investments in bioeconomy, sustainable tourism, and infrastructure in the Amazon rainforest.

The World Bank and WWF have announced the creation of an Indigenous-governed financial institution in Colombia’s Amazon region, aimed at directing revenues from carbon credits and other sustainable activities straight to local communities, they said on Friday.

Rules around crediting projects under the new Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) represent the "biggest fear" for many forest carbon developers, one supplier told a side event at COP30, who continue to worry about being shut out of Article 6 by what they see as overly stringent rules on land-based activities.

A Brazilian project developer and ecological institute have sealed at COP30 a partnership for carbon and forest restoration projects, starting in the country’s Atlantic Forest.

Environmental organisations are split on Canada's 2025 federal budget, with some critical of its implications for nature and others suggesting it creates a window of opportunity for developing more credible afforestation, reforestation, and restoration (ARR) projects in Canada while reducing the burden on taxpayers.

Public-private jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) buyers’ club LEAF Coalition has approved the Dominican Republic (DR) as a supplier country, the first from the Caribbean, it was announced at COP30.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a fund this week, targeting about $30 million for three pilot projects that aim to connect displaced communities in Uganda and Rwanda with revenue from global carbon markets.

Germany is unlikely to announce funding for the Brazilian-led tropical forest fund during COP30, as it needs more time to finalise financing details, the country’s state secretary told Carbon Pulse on Friday on the sidelines of the conference in Belem.

Brazil’s forthcoming emissions trading system (ETS) is drawing attention from domestic investors, with a $2.7 billion asset manager envisioning rising demand for carbon credits generated from its pipeline.

Guidance on bilateral sovereign carbon credit agreements under Article 6.2 could once again be on the negotiating table at COP30 this year, should select parties have their way, sources told Carbon Pulse.

A draft decision text on Article 6.4, published Friday at COP30, contains provisions that would see parties reopen a baseline standard for crediting Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) activities to avoid discouraging nature-based carbon project development, which negotiators and observers expect to now be heavily contested as talks heat up in Belem.

Airlines have scooped up 1 million Guyanese REDD credits at a fixed price of $22.55/tonne in the IATA-backed CORSIA auction that ran between Aug. 18 and Oct. 3.

Reforestation projects planting numerous, native species in the correct order will hold more carbon than monocultures in the long term and bounce back better after disturbances, according to a scientist at an international forestry company.

Two France-based organisations have partnered to develop a biodiversity certificate methodology tailored to the agricultural sector.

Talks at COP30 should address the integrity and sustainability of new technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are set to play a key role in nature monitoring in the near future, the chief nature strategist at a UK-based intelligence company told Carbon Pulse.

Heavy rains and prolonged dry spells during India’s 2025 monsoon season disrupted biochar field trials in Maharashtra, limiting effectiveness in some plots but demonstrating benefits in others, a Denmark-based project developer said Friday.

Day 5 at COP30 in Belem. Nature and carbon are firmly on Friday's agenda across side events at the summit, and negotiators on Article 6 were also said to have enjoyed calmer talks on Thursday, though after a new text on crediting Paris projects landed overnight, it now seems reopening adopted work on the new crediting mechanism may be back on the table at the conference.

A WWF study has revealed that forest protection commitments remain insufficient in the latest Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs).

A coalition of forestry companies has advanced its efforts to create a unified approach for valuing nature, identifying a specific set of ecosystem services that will be prioritised under this initiative.

Governments are prioritising large-scale tree plantings for carbon removals at the expense of preserving forests and halting deforestation, a report warned – with more than 1 billion hectares pledged for removals.

The environmental minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told an audience at COP30 on Thursday that the nation’s carbon market regulatory authority is critical to capturing full benefits from the region’s forestry projects.