Nature-related investments remain a small portion of assets-under-management (AUM) for Canadian investors, but they're making progress, according to a recent survey.

Alpine uptake – A new study published in the Journal of Environmental Management found that afforestation on subalpine pastures in the Austrian Alps created local carbon sinks, storing more carbon per hectare versus adjacent pastures. Researchers said most of the sequestration came from tree biomass rather than soil carbon gains, equivalent to around 441 tCO2/ha over 42-65 years after planting. However, the study also found mixed biodiversity impacts.

Verra has launched a new label for forest carbon credits generated by projects located on lands with a forest management certification.

Wildfire watch - London-based carbon insurance and climate risk modelling firm Artio projected more than 130 square km of wildfire exposure across Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and the Great Smoky Mountains through the end of August 2026, with Sequoia facing the highest proportional risk among the parks assessed. The analysis, based on MODIS satellite fire data, climate variables, and a cellular automata fire-spread model across multiple Shared Socioeconomic Pathway scenarios, found projected exposure above five-year historical averages at Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and the Great Smoky Mountains, while Yosemite was forecast below its recent baseline. Kings Canyon’s projected exposure rises from 0.34% historically to 1.04%, the Great Smoky Mountains from 0.04% to 0.46%, and Sequoia from 1.43% to 1.74%, according to the modelling, which cited low Sierra Nevada snowpack, early snowmelt, and potential El Nino conditions as factors that could increase fire risk.

Verra now has three new vetted third-party data providers to supply benchmark data for projects using its afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) methodology, it announced Thursday.

A Brazilian project developer has generated its first tranche of afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) carbon credits in the Atlantic Forest to be delivered to Microsoft, the company announced on Thursday.

A province in South America expects it will soon be issued millions of CORSIA Eligible Emissions Units (EEUs) and is arranging to sell most or all of these to a regional airline at just over $23 per unit, local media has reported.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is about to transfer 847,818 hectares of rainforest to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).

Clients of a large US bank are keen but struggling to enter the carbon market because they find it too "mystifying" and in need of standardisation through blockchain-based banking, a finance expert said at a conference, adding that this would finally attract the necessary large-scale capital. 

A Spanish lender has launched a carbon credit trading platform aimed at helping corporate clients and small businesses offset their CO2 emissions, expanding the bank’s push into sustainable finance and voluntary carbon markets.

Isometric on Wednesday released its Spring 2026 update addressing 17 carbon crediting protocols and 10 accounting modules, including changes to align protocols with existing buffer pool rules and broaden the application of its GHG Accounting Module.

An Australian carbon services firm has launched the nation’s largest environmental carbon planting project, expected to generate about 3.2 million Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) over its lifetime, as demand for high‑integrity credits increases.