TNFD sets sight on China as first bank in the country joins taskforce
Bank of China has become the first Chinese financial institution to join the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) in a move expected to pave the way for enhanced corporate reporting in the Asian country.
Read MoreUK charity unveils 10-year plan to restore nature across 250,000 ha
A UK charity has announced plans to create 250,000 hectares of nature-rich landscapes in the country over the next 10 years in a bid to support national efforts to meet biodiversity goals.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity footprint methodologies need more scientific rigour
Academics must be better involved in the development of methodologies for assessing the biodiversity footprint of companies and financial institutions, as current approaches largely lack scientific rigour, researchers have told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreA quarter of freshwater animals at high risk of extinction, IUCN says
Nearly a quarter of freshwater animal species on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List face a high risk of extinction, according to an assessment released on Wednesday.
Read MoreConservationists slam Indonesian govt over plans to convert forest lands for industrial use
The Indonesian government has announced plans to convert 20 million hectares of forest into agricultural land, triggering loud concerns from environmental organisations.
Read MoreThree-quarters of England’s critical natural sites unmonitored for five years -media
Three-quarters of critical habitats and wildlife in England have not been monitored in the past five years, due to funding shortages affecting environmental public bodies, according to government data cited by local media.
Read MoreeDNA key to improving biodiversity monitoring within forest carbon markets, study says
Forest carbon markets should rely on new technologies such as environmental DNA (eDNA) to improve biodiversity monitoring, as over half of the existing projects risk overlooking co-benefits for nature, according to a paper.
Read MoreDutch developer, Sri Lankan company partner on plastic credit project under Verra’s framework
A Dutch nature-based solutions developer has partnered with a plastic recycling company to launch a plastic credit project in Sri Lanka, with plans to register it under Verra’s framework by mid-2025.
Read MoreUAE-based company issues $100-mln bond to advance marine conservation
A Dubai-headquartered logistics company has issued a $100-million bond to support marine conservation projects, claimed to be the first of its kind in the MENA region.
Read MoreBIOFIN sets out actions to scale biodiversity credit market in Colombia
Scaling the voluntary biodiversity credit market could help Colombia bridge the financing gap on ecosystem services preservation, though steps must be taken to improve integrity and unlock corporate investments, the UN Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has said.
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