Environmentally harmful subsidies grow to $2.6 trillion per year, study says
Environmentally harmful subsidies currently stand at no less than $2.6 trillion per year, $800 billion higher than 2022 estimates and equivalent to 2.5% of global gross domestic product (GDP), according to a report released this week.
Read MoreAustralia sets course for national ecosystem accounting
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released a paper outlining its approach to developing the country’s first national set of ecosystem accounts, ahead of a full rollout in early 2025.
Read MoreUK govt funds water company’s project to develop nature-based solutions
An environmental company and a water firm in the UK have secured funding from the government to develop a £580,000-project aimed at unlocking nature-based solutions to restore habitats and improve water management.
Read MoreForestry company launches platform to support forest restoration projects
A global forestry company has launched an open source platform aimed at enhancing the management of forest restoration projects.
Read MoreNature intelligence firm raises $1.2 mln to advance biodiversity risk reporting
A US-based nature intelligence company announced Tuesday it has secured $1.2 million in seed funding to expand its platform aimed at supporting companies in assessing biodiversity-related risks.
Read MoreHuman impacts trigger similar responses in fish in different rivers, study says
Fish populations in two large rivers in the US and China respond similarly to human-led changes in environmental conditions, a paper has said.
Read MoreProtected areas largely fail to prevent forest loss, study says
Protected areas (PAs) contribute to preventing, on average, just 30% of forest loss, with the lowest levels of protection observed in some of the world’s most biodiversity-rich countries, a paper has said.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Forest restoration company gears up for biodiversity credit market
A native forest restoration company is in talks with two major standards to launch its first biodiversity credit projects next year, with a big park in the Philippines among the sites under consideration, the firm told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreTanzanian developer partners with CreditNature to pilot nature credits in the Kilimanjaro region
A Tanzania-based developer has partnered with CreditNature to launch a biodiversity credit pilot in the Kilimanjaro region by the end of November, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreSBTN releases draft guidance on first science-based ocean targets
The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has put out for consultation draft guidance on the first scientific targets for ocean impacts, ahead of the full roll out in 2025.
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