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Nature-based offsets often unable to show real emissions impact, study finds

Published 12:53 on February 3, 2026 / Last updated at 12:53 on February 3, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature & Biodiversity (Markets), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Nature-based carbon projects often struggle to prove that they deliver real and measurable emissions reductions, according to recently published research that highlighted fundamental limits to causal attribution in complex social-ecological systems.
Nature-based carbon projects often struggle to prove that they deliver real and measurable emissions reductions, according to recently published research that highlighted fundamental limits to causal attribution in complex social-ecological systems.


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