INTERVIEW: Scientist optimistic restoration will outpace deforestation in next 30 years
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.
Read MoreUK consultancy acquires digital nature marketplace
A UK-based consultancy has acquired an online marketplace focused on enabling companies to invest in environmental enhancement and nature recovery.
Read MoreEngland’s most nature-deprived areas hardest hit by biodiversity net gain changes, loopholes -report
Almost 7.5 million people in England have no meaningful access to green space, according to a report released this week suggesting these same nature-deprived communities have the most to lose from proposed changes to, and current loopholes within, the UK’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Nature takes hit as EU sustainability reporting rules inch towards adoption
Brussels shared final drafts of its slimmed-down European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) this week, proposing a few additional changes that could create challenges for corporate nature disclosures, according to observers.
Read MoreUK’s National Grid seeks nature, carbon suppliers to support environmental goals
The London-headquartered energy company National Grid launched an initiative this week, calling for carbon and nature developers – including those providing offsite biodiversity net gain (BNG) – to join its new supplier pool.
Read MoreMEPs dispute leather exclusion from EU anti-deforestation law ahead of sign-off
The European Commission held the line on its plan to exclude leather from the much-delayed EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR), despite drawing pushback from a number of Parliament members on Tuesday.
Read MoreNestle Waters faces rising pressure over alleged environmental crimes
New footage of mass environmental contamination in France has fanned the flames of a case implicating Nestle, with the conglomerate’s bottled water division accused of illegally dumping plastic waste in eastern France for over a decade, according to media reports.
Read MoreNature conservation laws can protect countries from fund withdrawals -paper
The Kunming Declaration led fund managers to move portfolios to countries deemed to have lower biodiversity-related risk, but conservation laws can help deter investor withdrawals, a paper has said.
Read MoreGlobal 30×30 target prioritises African protected area expansion over ecological outcomes -paper
Expanding protected areas under the international target of safeguarding 30% of land and sea by 2030 should be seen as only one dimension of successful ecological conservation in Africa, according to a paper published this week.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Campaigners pose three quality approaches for use of international credits in EU
The European Union should adopt a hybrid approach when considering the quality of international credits that could count towards its 2040 emission reduction target, using self-set principles to assess against the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) and other quality benchmarks, two non-profits said this week.
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