UK investor sets biodiversity targets

Published 12:03 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:03 on February 12, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A London-headquartered investment firm announced on Tuesday it has adopted a set of targets on nature, aiming to advance the management of biodiversity-related risks across its portfolio.

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Travel company inks deal to buy biodiversity credits from restoration project in Portugal

Published 15:24 on February 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:24 on February 11, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A London-headquartered travel company has clinched a deal to acquire a batch of biodiversity credits generated through a nature restoration project in Portugal.

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INTERVIEW: Governments, financiers urged to back expansion of nature insetting

Published 12:22 on February 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:22 on February 11, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A high-level initiative led by governments and financial institutions should be established to expand insetting beyond just carbon, as deep transformation across supply chains is unlikely to happen unless businesses address their impacts on nature, a member of the International Platform for Insetting (IPI) has told Carbon Pulse.

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German nature tech firm secures €5 mln to develop risk management platform

Published 11:42 on February 10, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:42 on February 10, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A Germany-based nature tech company has raised €5 million in seed funding to advance its platform aimed at enabling companies to assess and manage their environmental impacts.

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UK consultancy, online platform team up to scale nature markets

Published 12:54 on February 7, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:54 on February 7, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A UK-based consultancy has joined forces with a digital environmental marketplace to scale nature markets across the UK, seeking to reward farmers and landowners who implement biodiversity restoration projects.

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Environmental standard launches consultation on nature stewardship credit framework

Published 15:12 on February 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:37 on February 7, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

An environmental standard announced on Thursday it has opened a public consultation on its framework for Nature Stewardship Credits (NSCs), setting out eligibility criteria for biodiversity conservation and restoration projects with demonstrated social benefits.

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EU eco-schemes lack ambition on biodiversity protection, report says

Published 10:21 on February 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:21 on February 6, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Schemes established across the EU to help farmers adopt sustainable practices and support the bloc’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are failing to deliver robust outcomes for nature, according to a report released this week.

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UK company releases framework for corporate claims on nature

Published 13:34 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:34 on February 5, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

An England-based nature tech company released on Tuesday a framework seeking to steer private organisations to invest in nature, including a hierarchy of metrics to measure the recovery of ecosystems.

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FEATURE: US aid freeze hits nature programmes as experts grapple with funding dilemma

Published 08:22 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:22 on February 5, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

The US administration’s sudden decision to freeze all foreign assistance programmes is having far-reaching impacts on biodiversity and climate projects worldwide, with some weighing options to bridge the funding gap amid fears that the move could foreshadow a permanent cut to aid for nature conservation.

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EU, China launch biodiversity monitoring initiative

Published 14:20 on February 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:20 on February 3, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, China, EMEA

The EU and China have launched a four-year project aimed at improving biodiversity and climate monitoring by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with ground and remote sensing data.

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