The EU has no shortage of financial instruments to cut livestock methane, but farmers are still struggling to access them, according to a new analysis of the European Investment Bank's agricultural finance strategy.

A Californian bean-to-bar chocolate company helped co-found a biochar tech platform through which it plans to decarbonise its cocoa supply chain while converting agricultural waste into biochar.

Timber turnaround – At an Empire Club luncheon in Toronto on Friday, Canada’s natural resources minister Tim Hodgson said a newly completed federal task force report will guide a national forest strategy aimed at revitalising the sector. He said the report responds to two priorities set earlier this year: diversifying export markets beyond the US and boosting domestic demand for Canadian wood. The strategy, being developed with provinces, territories, and Indigenous Peoples, is expected to be released later this year. Hodgson also said the federal government is continuing work to advance the Ottawa-Alberta memorandum of understanding (MoU) on carbon pricing and the Pathways Project, and aims to finalise an AI framework under the agreement by July 1.

A Netherlands-based forest carbon developer has been declared bankrupt, with options under review to restart operations or sell individual projects.

Into the blue - Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has set out a framework for blue carbon trading that centres on strict legal and monitoring requirements, including mandatory marine spatial permits (PKKPRL) and registration in the national carbon registry (SRUK) to ensure data integrity and avoid double counting. The government estimates its blue carbon ecosystems could absorb up to 10 Mt of CO₂e annually, with mangroves accounting for around 6.36 Mt and seagrass about 3.78 Mt. The initiative forms part of Indonesia’s Carbon Economic Value (NEK) policy and rests on three pillars: developing technical regulations, building a pipeline of projects, and strengthening data systems such as ecosystem mapping, baselines, and carbon accounting. Authorities are also advancing pilot restoration projects and emissions reduction programmes in fisheries, while drafting implementing rules under Presidential Regulation No. 110 of 2025 to ensure carbon trading delivers measurable benefits for both the state and coastal communities. (ecobiz.asia)

US lawmakers have urged the European Commission to resist pressure from Washington to dilute its landmark anti-deforestation law, warning that proposed concessions risk undermining both environmental integrity and businesses that have already invested in compliance.

Canada’s industrial carbon pricing system is failing to harness agriculture’s emissions-cutting potential, with fragmented markets and weak policy design limiting a sector that could abate more than 37 million tonnes (Mt) per year by 2030, according to a report published Thursday.

Translation talks - The Brazilian state of Para held a workshop last weekend to engage Indigenous translators from the nine ethno-regions that will be consulted in the state's jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programme. During the workshop, content for translation was presented and proposals for the most appropriate teaching resources for conducting consultations in the territories was requested by the state. The meeting marks the formal beginning of the implementation of the Indigenous consultation plan for J-REDD+ programme, recently approved by the Management Committee of the State System on Climate Change (COGES-Clima), the state said.

Hotter and greener -  Carbon stored in India’s forests could rise sharply by 2100 as higher temperatures and rainfall boost vegetation growth, according to a study. The study projected forest carbon stocks to increase by 35-97% depending on emissions scenarios, with gains strongest in arid and semi-arid regions. Rainfall was identified as the dominant driver of carbon uptake nationally, outweighing temperature effects. However, scientists warned that warming also heightens threats from droughts, pests, and shifting vegetation patterns, undermining ecosystem stability.

Durable carbon removal (CDR) methods have delivered unevenly over the past five years, with biomass-based approaches generally outperforming expectations, according to analysis published Friday.

New investment - The venture capital arm of Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has invested in ForestFolks, which specialises in forest asset management. ForestFolks' system enables for forest management and provides a wide range of solutions, from on-site data acquisition to timber sales and carbon credit creation. Mitsubishi UFJ Capital said it will leverage the network and expertise of its parent group to support the startup.

The second phase of a vegetation restoration project in South Africa has secured funding from a World Bank-issued bond linked to revenues from the partial sale of carbon credits to Amazon and over-the-top financing.