Multilateral bank debuts in Swiss market with CHF 100 mln blue bond
The private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB Invest, has priced its inaugural CHF 100 million ($123 mln) 10-year blue bond to finance marine ecosystem conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean, among other activities.
Read MoreBrazil, Mexico receive $500 mln package to accelerate industrial decarbonisation
A multilateral investment fund has approved $500 million in concessional finance for industrial decarbonisation programmes in Brazil and Mexico, making them the first countries to secure funding under the facility’s new Industry Decarbonisation Programme.
Read MoreChile receives $15 mln from World Bank’s forest carbon programme
Chile has received a $15 million results-based payment from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) after verifying more than 3 mln tonnes of emissions reductions from native forests under its REDD+ programme.
Read MoreInternational organisation updates guidelines for ecological restoration
A US-based network of specialists published its revised guide for ecological restoration after seven years, updating definitions, monitoring frameworks, financing approaches, and the integration of Indigenous Knowledge.
Read MoreArgentinian province issues first credits under public subnational standard
One of Argentina’s provinces has issued the first carbon credits under its publicly-led standard to a biogas facility, it announced on Monday.
Read MoreFEATURE: Colombian safeguards draft decree could suffocate existing nature-based carbon projects if enacted, market players say
Provisions on crediting periods and the ownership of carbon credits in a draft decree regulating land-based mitigation activities could place even greater financial strain on an already weakened Colombian carbon market if enacted, stakeholders have told Carbon Pulse.
Read MorePublic funding dominates New Zealand biodiversity finance with less funding than previous years -report
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation (DoC) and other public bodies have provided most biodiversity funding in 2025-26, but resources have fallen despite economic growth, according to a report.
Read MoreBrazil regulates payments for ecosystem services
Brazil has issued long-awaited regulations governing the country’s national policy on payments for ecosystem services (PES), establishing rules for both public and private initiatives.
Read MoreAmazon NbS fund concludes deployment of R$250 mln into carbon pipeline
A R$250-million ($48.7 mln) nature finance vehicle has completed its investment period after fully deploying capital across its portfolio of 11 nature-based solutions (NbS) in the Brazilian Amazon, according to a report published this week.
Read MoreBrazilian oil major sells CORSIA-certified soy-based SAF batch
Brazil’s state-controlled oil company completed the production and sale of its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from soy oil certified under the aviation sector’s CORSIA certificate for non-deforestation sourcing.
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