Connecticut NbS evaluation – The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) on Wednesday released an evaluation of its NbS initiatives. The evaluation analysed 10 different NbS best practices, showing how they are integrated into nearly 50 state programmes administered by multiple state agencies. DEEP’s evaluation found that NBS are generally well-integrated into its programmes. The evaluation also included recommendations that mirrored those of the draft evaluation, including: expanding natural and working lands modeling in GHG inventories; reviewing and integrating existing resilience funding and finance mechanisms; restoring support to discontinued NbS programmes; and developing a statewide NbS implementation roadmap and soil health plan.

Partnering for change - FSD Africa, FSD Africa Investments (FSDAi), and Germany's development agency GIZ have signed a three-year partnership to help channel more investment into Africa's real economy, the institutions announced on Wednesday. The collaboration will focus on developing investment opportunities, mobilising capital, and strengthening financial markets supporting climate, nature, carbon markets, and financial inclusion across the continent.

Isometric has issued nearly 22,000 reforestation carbon credits to an Amazonian project from a Sao Paulo-based developer, the first such credits for both companies, they announced on Wednesday.

A major African nature-based carbon project will lose backing from its lead fund after failing to secure validation and generate credits since its 2022 launch, the investor said Wednesday.

The UK government has allocated $47 million to support peatland recovery in England, as part of its broader efforts to restore 280,000 hectares by 2050.

One of Australia’s ‘Big Four’ banks on Wednesday signed its largest-ever purchase of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), securing around 150,000 credits over five years from an Indigenous-owned carbon project developer.

A Berlin-based nature-based solutions platform has launched a request for information (RFI) to source up to 520,000 high-quality nature-based carbon removal credits on behalf of an unnamed German enterprise, underscoring continued corporate demand for long-term, high-integrity removals despite broader weakness in voluntary carbon markets.

Odisha can emerge as an early mover in farm carbon markets in India if backed by favourable policies to generate tradable credits while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a report said, citing the state’s extensive paddy cultivation and the potential of climate‑smart practices.

A UK forest carbon crediting standard has made clarifications and slight amendments to Version 3 of the standard, including on transition periods and project governance.

Paris has approved a new methodology for emissions reduction linked to the hydraulic restoration of degraded peatlands in mainland France under the country's low-carbon label scheme.

A regenerative agriculture network has said it contributed to 96,000 tonnes of CO2e in emissions reductions and removals in 2025 across four European countries, nearly double that of the previous year.

Carbon credits have the potential to become a large source of finance for climate adaptation in emerging economies by attracting private investment into nature-based solutions such as mangrove restoration, wetlands rehabilitation, and agroforestry, according to a new academic study.

Biochar drive - The Indian state of Himachal Pradesh projected 28,800 carbon credits over ten years from two biochar plants in the Himalayan state, according to the government. The plants set up under a pact with a university, the Forest Department, and developer ProClime Services buy biomass at INR 2.50 ($0.03) per kg with quality incentives, producing biochar from pine needles, lantana, bamboo, and other plant matter. The initiative spans 50,000 ha, manages 13.5 mt of CO2, and supports soil health, biodiversity, and farm resilience, the press release said.

Colombia, a major player in voluntary and international environmental markets, is nearing the end of a presidential term that dealt the sector a major blow – but while the incoming president has raised hopes of a revival, questions remain over implementation.