A new Canadian organisation has launched to support research, governance, and development of ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) and other ocean-based carbon removal (CDR) approaches.

FPIC in focus – Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) convened the 10th meeting of the CONAREDD+ safeguards technical working group on April 28-29, bringing together government, civil society, academia, states, traditional communities, and the International Labour Organization to examine how Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation (FPIC) is applied in REDD+ initiatives under ILO Convention 169. Discussions focused on differing interpretations and implementation challenges across contexts. As a next step, the CONAREDD+ Executive Secretariat will compile the inputs and case studies presented, which may inform the development of a resolution or other guidance on FPIC application in REDD+ programmes and projects nationwide.

Brazil carbon standard – The Brazilian carbon credit certifier backed by Brazil’s development bank BNDES has opened a public consultation on the development of its technical standard and certification methodology. The process has technical support from Texas-based Aecom and will remain open until May 23 on Ecora’s website. The certifier was presented during COP30 in Belem, with support from Bradesco and the Ecogreen Fund.

Monitoring biodiversity in REDD+ – Carbon credit trader Karbon-X has partnered with Fundacion BioHerencia to support the integration of field-based ecological data into the measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) of its Sur del Meta REDD+ project in Colombia, it announced Thursday. The partnership establishes a technical and operational framework to include community-based monitoring and support the project's goal of preserving biodiversity. BioHerencia holds the land of one of the sites where REDD+ is being developed.

A large-scale financing deal will support tree planting on degraded land and scale carbon removal (CDR) efforts in North America, according to a Thursday announcement.

The Dutch national research institute for biodiversity has pre-purchased €50,000 worth of nature-based carbon removal credits generated through a rewilding project in the UK.

Macao International Carbon Emission Exchange (MEX) has formed a partnership with a carbon registry infrastructure provider to expand market connectivity.

A Swiss carbon removal (CDR) supplier has struck its first portfolio agreement to sell carbon credits to a major AI infrastructure company, it announced Thursday.

A Canadian carbon removal company has struck a deal with a French multinational electric utility company covering carbon credit procurement, joint research, and market development.

A Kenya-based cookstoves developer has received an Article 6 Letter of Authorisation (LoA) from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), prefacing intent to sell state-sanctioned carbon credits under the UN’s CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme.

Revisions - Indonesia's financial regulator is planning to revise its carbon trading regulation and roll out a supporting registry system by June of this year, Ecobiz Asia reported, citing OJK's chief commissioner. The move aims to strengthen governance, transparency, and integration of Indonesia’s carbon market framework and comes after recent presidential and forestry regulations. The regulator said it is coordinating with the Indonesia Stock Exchange and other stakeholders to operationalise the system.