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INTERVIEW: How France could overcome its biodiversity credit challenges
France’s biodiversity credit system could help unlock some private finance for ecosystem restoration, but only if it solves the fundamental problem of who will buy the credits at scale, an expert at IUCN has said.
NATURE & BIODIVERSITY MARKET
BRIEFING: Themes to watch as biodiversity credit markets grapple with demand
Demand dynamics were in the spotlight at a UK event this week, with market experts urging observers to follow a series of key topics for voluntary biodiversity credits as momentum builds on the regional, national, and project levels.
Forestry is a high-potential launchpad for biodiversity credits -report
The forestry sector is well positioned to support biodiversity credit markets on the supply and demand sides, according to a report.
Biodiversity credit analysis platform rolls out update
Bloomlabs updated its biodiversity credit analysis platform on Wednesday with changes to data presentation on pricing, supply, and demand.
NATURE-BASED CARBON
BRIEFING: Carbon removal buyers need stronger risk tools, as demand remains uncertain
Carbon removal (CDR) buyers remain constrained by delivery risk, high prices, unclear claims frameworks, and fragmented market data, experts said on Tuesday, as voluntary demand continues to play a limited role in scaling the still-nascent sector.
INTERVIEW: Carbon removals marketplace seeks to close the gap between a ‘great idea’ and ‘bankable project’
A carbon removals marketplace is aiming to help developers advance projects with “promising fundamentals through to signed deals” with large-scale corporates, which it says is urgently needed to scale the market in order to meet looming climate targets.
BRIEFING: Brazil carbon market players call for diversified demand amid Article 6 debate
Brazil’s carbon market needs more diversified and predictable demand if it is to scale beyond a niche voluntary market and to attract long-term investment, speakers said at an event in Sao Paulo.
INTERVIEW: Pakistan province eyes carbon market expansion, sub-national ETS by 2027
Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province, is preparing an extensive push into carbon markets, with officials targeting the launch of a sub-national emissions trading system (ETS) by mid-2027 while developing a pipeline of Article 6 and voluntary carbon market projects spanning forestry, transport, waste, energy, and clean water.
European carbon removal developers call for national CDR strategies
Carbon removal (CDR) developers across Europe urged countries to create national strategies for the sector, including clear plans for transporting captured CO2 to storage sites, during workshop in Brussels held this week.
Danish developer signs deal with Microsoft for 650k BECCS carbon credits
A Denmark-based project developer has signed a seven-year agreement with Microsoft to deliver 650,000 carbon removal units from its bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility.
Singapore, World Bank launch carbon markets programme to boost high-integrity trading
Singapore and the World Bank Group on Wednesday launched a new programme aimed at scaling up high-integrity carbon markets, with a focus on improving market infrastructure, mobilising climate finance, and helping developing countries participate more effectively.
Global South CDR developers warn Article 6 progress too slow to drive investment at scale
The Paris Agreement’s Article 6 mechanism could help channel more investment into carbon removal (CDR) projects in the Global South, but slow domestic implementation and uneven demand signals are still limiting its impact, developers said Tuesday.
EU carbon removals buyers’ club officially launched in Brussels
The European Commission and private sector players formally launched the EU’s carbon removals buyers’ club in Brussels this week, though the organisation’s governance and legal structure remain to be clarified.
SBTi shifts focus to implementation in new strategy to help corporates to net zero
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has unveiled a new 2026-30 strategy that will see it pivot from a generalised approach to more tailored support across sectors and geographies for corporates aiming to reach net zero, with a direct reference in the plan to the possible use of ‘high-integrity’ carbon credits as a “complement” for emission reductions.
Swiss carbon removal company appoints new CFO to support scale-up
A Swiss carbon removal (CDR) company announced Wednesday it had appointed a new CFO to lead its financial strategy as it expands its direct air capture (DAC) and CDR businesses.
Argentina proposes legal, regulatory regime for all carbon credits
A bill introduced Tuesday to Argentina’s congress has proposed a three-tiered legal regime for carbon credits, an authorisation procedure, and a national carbon registry, also reinforcing the federalist relationship between the country’s provinces and national government.
Australian govt taps forestry company to lead ACCU method remake
Forestry company Midway has been asked to lead the remake of the reforestation and afforestation methodology for the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson announced on Wednesday.
Brazilian developer, UK asset manager sign long-term carbon removals agreement
A Brazilian project developer and a British asset manager have signed a collaboration agreement to develop scalable contract structures for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) credits, they announced on Wednesday.
Germany launches project to develop carbon removals across three African countries
Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV) has launched a new initiative to develop high‑integrity carbon removals in Africa, backed by funding from the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by the development agency GIZ.
European airline signs carbon removal offtake deal with marketplace
A large European airline has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with a Berlin-based broker, doubling the share of permanent carbon removals in its credit portfolio.
Open system CDR scale hinges on cutting ‘uncertainty discounts’, panellists say
Open system carbon removal (CDR) projects need larger deployments and shared datasets to reduce monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) uncertainty that is raising credit costs and limiting scale, experts said on Wednesday.
US rice methane project secures 1,000-credit purchase
A US rice methane reduction project sold 1,000 carbon credits to a climate-focused non-profit, the developer announced this week.
CORPORATE
Southeast Asia and Pacific forest investment coalition aims to help mobilise $10 mln
A coalition seeking to help mobilise $10 million in blended finance by 2030 for forest conservation in Southeast Asia and the Pacific launched on Wednesday, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Finance, governments, and NGOs exploring nature transition network
A group has been formed to explore a network for integrating nature into corporate transition planning, with executives from finance, government, and non-profits.
Rewriting market rules could help halt tropical deforestation -report
The trajectory of tropical deforestation could be reversed if governments, companies, and financiers modify the market rules driving ecological destruction, a report has said.
POLICY
Namibia launches $63 mln conservation finance initiative
A $63 million conservation finance project launched in Namibia on Wednesday with the aim of providing long-term funding to more than 20% of the country, marking the continent’s first Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative.
Brazil’s NbS market struggles with fragmentation -report
Brazil already has the natural assets, technical capacity and investor interest needed to scale nature-based solutions (NbS), but the sector remains constrained by weak market infrastructure, according to a report released on Tuesday by a climate innovation hub.
Paper recommends ways to improve EU marine biodiversity monitoring
A paper led by researchers from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has identified 34 issues that are affecting the EU’s ability to monitor marine biodiversity.
SCIENCE & TECH
Companies delaying carbon removal purchases amid policy uncertainty -survey
Demand for carbon removal (CDR) may be stalling, despite rising corporate net zero commitments and growing recognition that they will be needed later this century for wider global climate goals, a new policy brief based on interviews with corporate sustainability leaders has found.
Major US forest offset buffer pool may be six-fold short of reversal risk needs -report
The buffer pool used for forest offset projects under a major US compliance programme is likely too small by an average factor of 6.3 to cover reversals from wildfires, drought, and insect outbreaks over 100 years, according to a paper published Wednesday.
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BITE-SIZED UPDATES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
MARKETS
Growing credits – A biodiversity credit pilot project in Spain has reported that adopting new agricultural methods can improve nature on farmland, according to an article on Fruit Net published this week. The BioDiversity Grow project, launched in 2025, is analysing the impacts of cover cropping, hedgerows, and wildlife refuge areas on water, biodiversity, and soil. Running until 2028, the pilot is deploying 30 scientific indicators to conduct its assessments. A total of 18 producers, growing crops such as tomatoes, citrus, and melon, are taking part, with six more set to join this year.
Registry upgrade – US-based carbon crediting standard Climate Action Reserve (CAR) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) for a long-term partner to help design, implement, and maintain a next-generation registry platform, as it looks to modernise project data management and carbon credit tracking. The US-based standard said the process will involve an EOI stage, due to close June 8, followed by a request for proposals process expected to finish by the end of 2026. The Reserve has registered 982 projects and issued more than 259 mln credits to date, and has used Xpansiv/APX as its registry partner since 2008.
Carbon project growth – Tanzania has registered 99 carbon projects as the country opens its carbon trading sector more widely to citizens, companies, and institutions, news outlet The Citizen reported. Deo Shirima, director of measurement, verification, registration, and assessment of greenhouse gases at the National Carbon Monitoring Centre (NCMC), said several companies had completed registration while others were in the final stages, reflecting growing interest as Tanzania seeks to expand its role in global carbon markets.
ART credits on Sylvera – Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) credits are now hosted on carbon data platform Sylvera, according to a LinkedIn announcement. Every ART-listed programme including Guyana’s ART TREES credits that alone account for over 75% of CORSIA Phase 1 supply, now sits in Sylvera’s project catalogue, with data covering issuances, retirements, and cancellations. “With the World Bank’s FCPF Carbon Fund now CORSIA Phase 1 eligible and selling through the ART registry, even more demand will flow through ART,” said Sylvera.
CORPORATE
Wood wide – Deep Forestry, a Swedish robotics and AI company, has raised €3 mln in a funding round led by Fairpoint Capital to scale its autonomous under-canopy drone system for precision forest mapping, an Australian publication reported on Wednesday. The company said its drones have completed more than 1,000 autonomous flights globally and can measure stem diameter with a mean absolute error of 1.6 cm against harvester measurements, independently verified by a third-party government forestry authority. Deep Forestry said the fresh capital will be used to expand its technical and commercial teams, deepen partner integrations, and establish a stronger presence in key global forestry markets.
Farmer’s lift – The implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Law could have far-reaching consequences for farmers across Ireland, said Francie Gorman, president of the Irish Farmers’ Association. The group will hold three regional meetings in the coming weeks to coincide with the launch of the government’s public consultation process on Ireland’s plan to implement the law, it said in a press release. The law must be fully funded alongside voluntary measures in partnership with farmers, said Gorman.
POLICY
Climate awareness – Just over half (51.5%) of the Russian population are aware of the country’s goal to reach net zero by 2060, according to a survey of internet users conducted by the Ministry of Economic Development. Almost 20,000 people (19,885) took part in the survey over a week from Apr. 30 to May 6, which was anonymous, and found that 74% of respondents approved of the development of renewables. Some 67% of respondents considered climate change an important issue requiring attention of the authorities, 63% believed that the climate affects the stability of the Russian economy as a whole, and 45% knew or have heard about carbon units trading, said the release on the Russia registry of carbon units website.
Mapped and measured – Chinese municipality Chongqing released a forestry biodiversity report this week, local media reported. Wang Shuxiang of the Chongqing Forestry Bureau said the document is the first such report shared by the municipality and only the sixth of its kind at the provincial level. It mapped the state of Chongqing’s biodiversity, including forestry activities and the presence of different species, setting a target to protect 95% of the flora and fauna classed as key by 2035. At the end of last year, the municipality had more than 4.5 mln ha of forest, 29,000 ha of grassland, and over 270,000 ha of wetlands.
Panama advances – In Panama, the Ministry of Environment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the KBA Partnership and The Amphibian Survival Alliance to officially launch the National Assessment of Key Biodiversity Areas, they announced on Tuesday. The initiative aims to enable better identification of the most critical areas to work on conservation in the country, Eco TV Panama reported.
LatAm monitoring – WWF-Brazil and the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) launched this week an executive summary on possible ways to strengthen the monitoring of biodiversity amid climate change. The document came as a result of 10 years of the Programa Monitora, one of the biggest monitoring initiatives in Latin America.
SCIENCE & TECH
French development – Analysis of a method for assessing the ecological performance of development projects has been published by CDC Biodiversite, a subsidiary of public bank Caisse des Depots. A panel of experts analysed the Local Biodiversity Index method, which includes components on soil, vegetation, and connectivity, said the organisation on LinkedIn. The method assesses a site before and after development, in a bid to support planners in choosing biodiversity-friendly scenarios.
Molluscs on watch – Biodiversity specialists, government representatives, and academics from Mesoamerica and the United States met in Antigua Guatemala this week to participate in the workshop on reviewing the Red List Assessments of Freshwater Molluscs of Central America and Mexico. The list is a key effort to close knowledge gaps and strengthen the conservation of these critical ecosystems, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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