The non-profit in charge of Peru’s 25-year-old Cordillera Azul National Park (PNCAZ) turned to carbon finance over a decade ago to sustain its operations, creating a REDD+ mega-project – but following a turbulent few years beset with baseline challenges, methodology questions, and litigation surrounding free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from Indigenous communities, it is mulling its next steps.

Bolivia’s executive branch aims to present an overarching climate finance bill to the country’s national assembly by July – establishing the basis for both voluntary and compliance markets, among other instruments, a top official told Carbon Pulse at the Peru Carbon Forum this week.

Marine carbon removal (mCDR) credits are entering the voluntary carbon market (VCM) before key questions on monitoring, ecological risk, and governance have been resolved, according to a new preprint study.

A new guide released on Thursday by a New York-based advisory firm set out criteria for buyers sourcing agricultural residues for biomass-based carbon removals (CDR), citing the need for safeguards around soil health, livelihoods, and credit integrity.

A Canada-headquartered carbon project financier expects its Vietnam household devices programme to secure an governmental Article 6 Letter of Authorisation (LOA) before year-end, potentially positioning the initiative among the first projects approved under the Southeast Asian country’s new international carbon trading framework.

Over 25% of carbon credits retired so far this year in the voluntary market (VCM) have come from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where REDD+ units still dominate supply.

A UK-based data centre developer has launched what it described as the world’s first integrated carbon removal platform tailored to the data centre sector, seeking to bundle biochar production, credit generation, certification, monitoring, and financing into a single infrastructure-grade offering aimed at hyperscalers and institutional buyers.

Carbon buyers should assess projects based on quality, local fit, and delivery timelines rather than defaulting to dominant registries, a senior representative at a Colombian nature-based project developer told Carbon Pulse.

Faster audits - Removals registry Puro.earth has launched an audit booking calendar to allow suppliers to generate revenue faster and bring greater transparency to buyers, it said in a release Thursday. The new tool enables suppliers to submit, manage, and track facility audit bookings in a single, structured platform, thereby replacing previous processes with a real-time view of booking status, audit timelines, and coordination with Puro certification teams. It's designed to shorten the gap between production of carbon removals (CDR) and the issuance of carbon credits, supporting faster time to revenue as the market scales.

Ethiopia's carbon market law - Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft carbon market proclamation to establish rules for carbon trading and attract green investment, local news outlet The Reporter said Tuesday. The draft legislation, which will now go to Parliament, seeks to operationalise the country’s carbon market strategy, define procedures for carbon trading, support climate finance access, and set safeguards for communities and ecosystems affected by carbon projects. It would also create mechanisms for sharing carbon trading revenues among the government, project developers, local communities, and other stakeholders, the outlet reported.

Now available - Australian carbon project developer Canopy Nature Based Solutions on Thursday offered a fresh tranche of ACCUs from its Peniup environmental planting project in Western Australia. The company said the project, located in the state’s southwest biodiversity hotspot, has restored more than 750 ha of native vegetation since 2008 and issued over 78,000 ACCUs to date. Canopy said ecological surveys showed bird diversity at the site now rivals undisturbed bushland, while the project also supports threatened species including the Malleefowl and Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo. The Peniup project, registered as EOP101147, forms part of the Gondwana Link conservation corridor connecting the Stirling Range and Fitzgerald River national parks.

The second project under Australia’s Nature Repair Market (NRM) has been registered, combined with a carbon credit project.

Plantation prep gains pace – Uttar Pradesh’s environment, forest, and climate change minister, Arun Kumar Saxena, on Wednesday directed officials to finish preparations for the state’s 350‑mln tree plantation drive, Jagran reported. Reviewing progress, he stressed the farmers’ role, urging awareness of carbon financing and tree‑planting benefits. Officials reported 524.6 mln saplings ready in nurseries, expanded participation through Green Chaupal, an environmental and rural development initiative launched by the state government, in 27,000 Gram Panchayats, and initiatives such as distributing carbon credit money to farmers.

A Toronto-headquartered carbon and precious metals royalty and streaming company has sharply narrowed its focus on voluntary offset markets after pulling back from a large-scale regenerative agriculture programme, while continuing efforts to monetise forestry credits and advance a planned merger.