Bamboo bamboozled - In debates held Thursday in the Agriculture Committee of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, speakers discussed the lack of progress on the National Policy for Incentives for Sustainable Management and Cultivation of Bamboo, which was enacted into law 13 years ago but has not been regulated by decree. Guilherme Corte, the president of the Brazilian Association of Bamboo and Natural Fiber Producers (Abafibras), said the lack of regulation has prevented the recognition of carbon credits for bamboo forests in the country and denied legal security to producers.

From soil to credits – Rabobank is working on a new carbon project in Brazil, in partnership with UK-based consultancy Anthesis and Argentinian Ruuts. The project, called ReTerra, was registered with Verra last week and is expected to generate 717,000 carbon credits annually under the Improved Agricultural Land Management methodology (VM0042). The project will be implemented across 350,000 ha in the state of Mato Grosso and aims to promote the large-scale adoption of regenerative agricultural practices in Brazil. ReTerra is designed to support producers in transitioning to regenerative practices, measure and verify soil carbon outcomes, reward performance through outcome-based carbon revenues, and scale through partnerships across the value chain so that benefits reach producers, buyers, and ecosystems, said Kim van der Leeuw, head of nature-based solutions at Rabo Carbon Bank.

A standard body has published its new approach to calculating baselines for the carbon savings of REDD projects, alongside a series of jurisdictional maps.

The European Parliament’s final decision to delay the bloc’s regulation on deforestation-free products this week has been met with surprise and relief across paper, pulp, and publishing sectors, Carbon Pulse heard Thursday.

Voluntary and regulated carbon markets are converging, a development that could mark a "turning point" for climate finance, according to a new research paper.

A central Vietnamese province working on a pilot forest carbon trading scheme has authorised a consortium led by a regional carbon credit trading platform to conduct field surveys for new nature-based projects, local media reported.

Responsible for an estimated 14.5% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, projects tackling livestock emissions have historically covered a very small part of the carbon market – but developers are preparing to go mainstream, with methodologies under Verra in development and poised for submission next year.

A UK startup active in biochar carbon removal has secured £4 million in a late seed funding round to expand operations across Northwest England and speed up entry into northern Europe.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $10 million in financing to support forest restoration and diversify rural economies in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), it announced Thursday.