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Carbon markets risk falling short as biodiversity finance tool, study warns

Published 06:29 on March 27, 2026 / Last updated at 06:29 on March 27, 2026 / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Markets, Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Carbon markets, widely promoted as a scalable means of financing biodiversity conservation, are structurally ill-suited to deliver durable ecological outcomes and should be treated as a supplementary rather than central solution, according to a new analysis.
Carbon markets, widely promoted as a scalable means of financing biodiversity conservation, are structurally ill-suited to deliver durable ecological outcomes and should be treated as a supplementary rather than central solution, according to a new analysis.


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