Environmental standard launches nature stewardship credit framework
An environmental standard body on Wednesday launched a framework for nature stewardship credits, with three developers selected as early adopters.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Qatar-based carbon standard deepens biodiversity focus while flagging hurdles for standalone market
A Qatar-headquartered carbon standard is moving to embed biodiversity co-benefits more deeply into its framework, while signalling that a standalone nature markets remain a longer-term ambition dependent on regulatory and demand-side development.
Read MoreForest carbon policies must address deadwood to protect biodiversity, study says
Forest management can support both climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation, provided that environmental policies extend beyond just living trees to also include deadwood, according to a new paper.
Read MoreBiodiversity loss linked to soybean trade surges sixfold in three decades -study
Biodiversity loss associated with international soybean trade increased more than sixfold over the past three decades, according to a new paper.
Read MoreUS fund manager raises $52 mln for farmland vehicle
A US-registered forestry and agriculture fund manager has raised $52.5 million in the first close of its second farmland vehicle, aiming to make its inaugural investments in early 2026.
Read MoreStudy warns against environmental risks of expanding brownfield mining
Mining companies are ramping up investment in existing sites to meet demand for critical raw materials, with potentially grave impacts on the environment, according to a paper.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Regulated biodiversity markets tipped to expand in 2026, voluntary credits to face headwinds
Regulated biodiversity markets are expected to strengthen in 2026, as long as they allow for counterbalancing negative impacts, while the voluntary space will have a hard time expanding, an expert told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreChina moves to host High Seas Treaty secretariat
China has proposed hosting the secretariat for a UN treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity in the high seas, seeking to take a central role in multilateral environmental agreements, according to media reports.
Read MoreWorld has entered era of water bankruptcy, UN scientists say
A group of UN scientists has warned that the world has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with some regions across the Global South already facing irreversible damage.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Former IMF economist urges ECB to accept EU nature credits as collateral
The European Central Bank (ECB) should consider accepting nature credits as collateral once an EU market is set up, as this would help unlock private financing towards biodiversity protection, a former economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) told Carbon Pulse.
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