US foundation to invest $500k to support TNFD expansion
A major US philanthropic foundation is throwing its support behind the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) with $500,000 in grants, it announced Wednesday.
Read MoreCrown Estate to deliver £20 mln to sustainable farming
The UK natural asset manager Crown Estate has announced £20 million ($25 mln) in funding to support farmers in enhancing nature recovery as part of its broader biodiversity strategy.
Read MoreSouth Australia puts first Biodiversity Act out for consultations
The government of South Australia (SA) has opened public consultations on the draft text of the state’s first Biodiversity Act aimed at enhancing nature protection, including through establishing conservation targets and increasing penalties for environmental crimes.
Read MoreIAPB to help governments develop biodiversity credits after “tsunami of interest”
The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) will support governments in embedding its framework in national policies as the next phase of its initiative to scale the market, following what it called a “tsunami of interests” in credits, co-chair told a webinar on Monday.
Read MoreUK standards body closes consultations on domestic nature market framework
A UK national standards body on Friday closed a public consultation on the first nature market framework in the country, aimed at standardising how biodiversity benefits are measured and verified, while establishing requirements for high-quality metrics.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Reckless use of AI in biodiversity could lead to “undesirable” outcomes
The current lack of attention to the downsides of artificial intelligence (AI) in nature conservation and its broader implications could result in undesirable consequences, including the development of a biased biodiversity credit market, an expert told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBottom-contact fishing activities continued in EU despite closures, study finds
Bottom-contact fishing activities, considered harmful to marine ecosystems, continued in EU waters between 2022 and 2023 even after the European Commission’s decision to limit the practice, a study has found.
Read MoreBrazilian developer revamps biodiversity credit methodology, seeks certification under Cercarbono
A Brazilian developer is reviewing its biodiversity credit methodology for endangered species as part of the certification process under environmental standard Cercarbono, with plans to issue credits later this year, the company told Carbon Pulse.
Read More300k carbon credits expected from new reforestation project in the Amazon
A Rio de Janeiro-headquartered carbon offset developer has teamed up with a Brazilian agricultural firm to restore 600 hectares of degraded land owned by the company in the Amazon rainforest, with plans to generate 300,000 carbon credits over the next few decades.
Read MoreOnly 13% of high-impact firms made “robust” pledges on nature, Oxford study finds
Only 23 out of 180 firms from highly impacting sectors have so far reported sufficiently detailed and transparent commitments on nature to allow third-party verification of whether their targets have been met, a pre-print study released Friday found.
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