BRIEFING: Circular economy emerges as a missing link in GBF delivery, specialists say
Speakers from science, civil society, and government argued that circular economy approaches must become central to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), warning that biodiversity goals will remain out of reach unless countries address the economic systems driving ecosystem degradation.
Read MoreBRIEFING: BECCS ambitions in Brazil hinge on carbon pricing, regulatory clarity
Brazil’s ethanol industry could become a globally competitive source of engineered carbon removals through bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), but developers are still waiting for the regulatory clarity and carbon pricing signals needed to make projects financially viable.
Read MoreBrazilian developer certifies first Atlantic Forest ARR credits, destined for Microsoft
A Brazilian project developer has generated its first tranche of afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) carbon credits in the Atlantic Forest to be delivered to Microsoft, the company announced on Thursday.
Read MoreBrazil advances institutional infrastructure for ETS with governance, working group resolutions
Brazil published four resolutions in the Official Gazette on Tuesday that contribute to the operational development of its national ETS (Portuguese: SBCE).
Read MoreOil spill risks overlap key conservation hotspots in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, study shows
A new study has warned that expanding offshore oil exploration along Brazil’s Equatorial Margin could significantly increase risks to some of the South Atlantic’s most biodiverse marine ecosystems, including seagrass meadows, mangroves, coral reefs, and rhodolith beds.
Read MoreBRIEFING: COP30 presidency advances on roadmap to halt deforestation, seeks global contributions
The Brazilian COP30 presidency is pushing forward with the development of a roadmap to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, with the first consultations starting in New York on Monday on the margins of the 21st Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF21).
Read MoreLATAM Roundup: Brazil picks up Article 6 pace
Brazil is moving forward with Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) approvals and progressing toward an Article 6 regulation, breaking free from its prior policy stagnancy on Paris carbon markets, Carbon Pulse reported last week.
Read MoreZimbabwe advances national biodiversity credit framework
The government of Zimbabwe has brought together specialists this week to advance the development of a national biodiversity credit framework, with discussions centred on sustainable finance, conservation outcomes, and revenue-sharing mechanisms for local communities.
Read MoreBrazil approves 80 CDM projects’ transition to PACM, making it leader among host countries
Brazil has approved the transition of 80 former Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), the country’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) announced Thursday, making it a leader among host countries to approve such requests.
Read MoreWWF urges financial sector to treat global water crisis as systemic threat
WWF on Thursday launched a new guide calling on central banks, financial regulators, and supervisors to recognise the global water crisis as a systemic risk to economic and price stability.
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