US asset manager kickstarts biodiversity-focused global fund

Published 11:28 on July 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:28 on July 11, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, International, US

A US-based asset manager has announced the launch of a global fund to channel investments towards sustainable food, planning to reach 80% of companies in the portfolio committed to improving biodiversity.

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Dutch research centre to purchase carbon credits from biodiversity-focused rewilding project in the UK

Published 00:01 on July 11, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:53 on July 10, 2024  / /  EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Dutch research centre has partnered with a UK-based carbon removal company and a rewilding project developer to offset employees’ travel emissions, in what companies define as a ‘first-of-a-kind’ purchase of carbon credits from a biodiversity-focused project.

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Data firm launches tool to drive conservation efforts in US

Published 15:04 on July 10, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:05 on July 10, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, US

A US-based data intelligence company has launched a new platform to support decision-making on biodiversity conservation efforts across the country’s Western states.

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NGOs urge the EU to address biodiversity goals in its next budget

Published 16:02 on July 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:02 on July 9, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Well-targeted financing through the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is crucial for achieving EU biodiversity goals, including the establishment of a dedicated conservation and restoration fund, a campaign group has said.

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Vietnam commits to protect nature, enhance biodiversity by 2030

Published 12:00 on July 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:00 on July 9, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Other APAC

The Vietnamese government has adopted a national environmental protection plan with the aim of preventing ecosystem degradation and enhancing biodiversity in the country by 2030.

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UK Coal Authority to explore nature credits by 2026

Published 10:08 on July 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:08 on July 8, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The public body in charge of managing the UK’s coal mining legacy has released a nature recovery plan, seeking to include nature-related credits into its financial models by 2026.

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UAE fintech partners with Sri Lankan developer to deliver biodiversity, oxygen credits next month

Published 04:28 on July 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 04:28 on July 8, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Middle East, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

A Dubai-headquartered fintech firm has teamed up with a Sri Lanka-based project developer to generate and issue biodiversity and oxygen credits within a pilot restoration project in the Belipola private forest.

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Restoring 11 key EU rivers can help achieve 10% of freshwater biodiversity target, WWF says

Published 13:14 on July 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:14 on July 4, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Restoring key EU rivers can help achieve 10% of the bloc’s biodiversity targets under the Nature Restoration Law while strengthening countries’ resilience to the climate crisis, a new report has shown.

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International panel releases survey results on biodiversity credit market models

Published 08:37 on July 4, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:37 on July 4, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, International

Many companies believe mandatory offsetting requirements would be critical for the biodiversity market to scale, according to submissions to the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits’ (IAPB) second round of consultation with market participants.

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Argentine developers to market first biodiversity credits at COP16

Published 15:29 on July 3, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:58 on July 4, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Climate Talks, International, South & Central

Two Argentine developers have partnered with a Switzerland-headquartered foundation to launch separate biodiversity credit projects in two South American forests over 11,000 hectares, with plans to market them at the upcoming COP16 summit, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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