A non-profit focused on ocean-based decarbonisation published a resource on the responsible development and scale-up of seaweed-based products that could reduce GHG emissions across multiple sectors.

Farm to Washington’s table - US Senator Edward Markey (D) and Representatives Andrew Garbarino (D) and Chrissy Houlahan (D) reintroduced the Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act on Tuesday, to include natural climate solutions as a high-priority research and extension initiative for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). It would ensure that competitive specialised research and extension grants made by the USDA extends to natural climate solutions like wetland restoration, reforestation, cover crop planting, or rotational grazing, helping to lower emissions.

A diverse group of market actors are playing a decisive role in shaping soil carbon markets, but their growing influence is raising concerns over farmer autonomy, governance, and the effectiveness of carbon farming as a climate solution, according to a new analysis.

Migration milestone – A spokesperson for Winrock International confirmed to Carbon Pulse on Tuesday that the migration of both the ACR and Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) to ICE GreenTrace has been completed, transferring approximately 437.8 mln serialised carbon credits and more than 40,000 documents from 1,162 projects and programmes to 857 Registry Account Holders from issuance to retirement. The transition moved over 25 years of emissions reduction and removals data across 857 registry account holders in what was described as one of the most complex registry migrations undertaken in the carbon market.

An initiative aimed at supporting Tribal Nations in the US navigate the growing carbon removal (CDR) landscape launched on Tuesday three guides for ensuring decision-making around the sector reflects Tribal priorities and goals.

California’s proposed carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) and removal (CDR) regulations have drawn competing calls for broader project eligibility, tighter definitions, stronger community safeguards, and lighter-touch treatment of federally regulated geologic storage, according to public comments submitted to state regulator ARB.

REDD+ rating - French nature-based carbon standard Equitable Earth's M002 REDD+ methodology has been rated low risk by UK-headquartered ratings agency Sylvera, the former announced on Tuesday. The methodology's 3/10 score is one of Sylvera's highest ever for a REDD+ methodology, Equitable Earth said.

Canada's forests are being pushed towards becoming a net carbon source as wildfire activity intensifies, according to a recent study.

Researchers, environmental organisations, and carbon market experts are urging the industry to look beyond traditional buffer pools and adopt a wider range of tools to ensure the long-term durability of nature-based carbon credits – using a new "unified framework".

A Japanese corporate giant is seeking more partners to pioneer direct ocean capture (DOC), after announcing it was developing a pilot plant following two years of research by an institute in Finland.

Forestry-based carbon projects that are government-led and factored into national accounting systems can achieve landscape-scale change, with credit prices trading at a premium, say experts.

Global data shows early signs that ecosystem restoration rates could exceed those of deforestation, according to the founding chair of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, who is optimistic this milestone could be reached within 30 years.

Zambia has signed a new agreement to advance jurisdictional climate action, formally integrating a major forest carbon project into its provincial framework.

Forest potential - Tokyo-based Archeda, which develops MRV solutions for nature-based carbon projects, has signed an MoU with Aboitiz Group's corporate foundation to promote high-quality forest-derived carbon credit projects in the Philippines, they announced Tuesday. Archeda will support the foundation’s forestry initiatives by leveraging satellite data and AI. Their initial focus will be to explore a forest carbon project in the Southeast Asian country, prioritising the Japan-led Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) as the crediting framework.

A United Nations technical review has identified significant weaknesses in Malawi’s reporting and governance arrangements for participation in international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, raising concerns about transparency, accounting practices, and environmental integrity.

Carbon credit issuances and retirements bounced up in May year-on-year across the voluntary carbon market while benchmark CORSIA prices fell 22% to end the month around $10/tonne, their lowest level since June 2024.

A US climate platform is seeking more than 100,000 carbon removals (CDR) and super pollutant mitigation credits, with a particular focus on projects in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and island nations, it announced.

The Brazilian COP30 presidency’s deforestation roadmap, presented in an early form on Monday, has been well received by a coalition of the willing, while the endeavour to draft a fossil fuel transition plan has sparked some backlash, Carbon Pulse heard in Bonn.

Funding received - Malaysia Forest Fund (MFF), energy and infrastructure firm Yinson Holdings, and the Pahang State Forestry Department have launched a forest restoration project at the Chini Lake Biosphere Reserve in central Malaysia. Yinson said it will contribute RM 193,515 ($45,000) to support the first phase of a forest planting programme covering 10 ha. The initiative forms part of a wider 20-ha restoration effort. The project is being implemented under Malaysia's Forest Conservation Certificate (FCC) framework, which seeks to channel private-sector funding into forest protection and restoration.