Assisted natural regeneration (ANR) and afforestation (AR) projects under Ethiopia’s REDD+ Investment Program reduced modelled soil erosion across pilot sites over the past decade, according to a newly accepted manuscript.

Despite political challenges, Argentina has gained significant traction in recent years from developers interested in structuring carbon projects within an economy heavily reliant on extensive grazing and other land-based activities.

A Quebec-based healthy snacks provider has signed a nearly C$4 million ($2.92 mln) partnership to reduce GHGs associated with its dairy supply chain over the next five years.

Stakeholder engagement – Documents related to the jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme of Tocantins, Brazil, are now available in Portuguese on the ART Registry, the Secretariat of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) announced on Thursday. The materials comprise full Portuguese translations of the TREES Registration Document for the 2020-24 crediting period and the TREES Monitoring Report covering 2020-23, both of which were previously published in English. Stakeholders will have an additional 30 days to submit comments on the documents.

Offtake deals for nature-based carbon credits will jump this year to extend a trend after funding announced for projects reached a record $9 billion in 2025, despite an overall dip in voluntary carbon funding, according to a new report.

NbS support - Removals registry Isometric has partnered with eight nature-based data and service providers to deliver fast and accurate certification for carbon removal (CDR) suppliers. The chosen partners are Cecil, Earthshot Labs, Kanop, Planet, Space Intelligence, Sylvera, Transparenc, and Treeconomy - who shall provide technical consultation, Earth-observation data, and carbon quantification services to support projects issuing certificates under Isometric’s biosphere protocols. They will help Isometric support early-stage projects with tasks including project design services and in-house dynamic baselining. More details here.

New rules proposed for calculating cookstove credits in Kenya have created a conundrum for meeting Paris Agreement targets because too much woodland in the country is labelled as renewable, according to one market participant.

A digital agriculture technology provider has launched its first cocoa traceability project in Cote d’Ivoire in partnership with a local exporter, in a bid to support compliance with EU due diligence requirements and improve supply chain transparency.

A South Korean project developer is preparing to launch a 10,000-hectare rice methane reduction project in Cambodia under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement in April, it said in a company update.

Compliance markets are expected to play a growing role in shaping carbon credit demand over the coming years, with buying under schemes such as CORSIA and domestic systems projected to rise steadily and surpass voluntary demand as early as 2029, a webinar heard on Wednesday.

A Paris-based developer has raised €50 million from several development finance institutions (DFIs) to scale its most advanced nature-based carbon projects.

A Tokyo-based developer will launch a biochar carbon removal (CDR) project in India, with plans for further expansion in the region, it announced Thursday.

Cyprus livestock emissions – The Cyprus government has approved a €1.15 mln programme to monitor and cut greenhouse gas emissions from livestock as part of efforts to reduce national emissions 32% by 2030. The three‑year scheme (2026‑28) will carry out measurements of actual emissions from the livestock sector and employ five fixed‑term staff for two years. It builds on a previous Agricultural Research Institute project on nitrogen fertilisers that cut calculated emissions by 70%, saving the state €4.8 million annually via the EU Emissions Trading System. New data will inform measures under Cyprus’ next Rural Development Strategic Plan. (Philenews)