UK govt launches consultation on land use framework

Published 14:04 on January 31, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:04 on January 31, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The UK government launched on Friday a public consultation on a framework aimed at enhancing decision-making on land use across the country, with potential implications for the emerging nature markets.

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UK nature credit company acquires South African developer

Published 14:50 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:50 on January 30, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA

An England-based nature tech company announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement to acquire a South Africa-headquartered project developer, aiming to advance its ongoing work on nature credits.

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AI-powered platform launches to advance corporate action on nature

Published 11:55 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:55 on January 30, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

An AI-powered business intelligence unit launched on Thursday to help private organisations take action on nature, including exploring opportunities in the nascent biodiversity credit market.

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US nature intelligence firm unveils biodiversity risk assessment tool

Published 11:35 on January 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:35 on January 29, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, US

A US-based nature intelligence company has launched a platform aimed at enabling companies to assess their nature-related risks and opportunities, in line with major corporate reporting frameworks.

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UK charities join forces to scale nature-based solutions in Kenya

Published 12:21 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:21 on January 28, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Two UK-based NGOs have partnered to scale nature-based solutions (NbS) in Kenya, aiming to advance conservation and restoration efforts across freshwater and mangrove habitats, they announced on Tuesday.

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INTERVIEW: Mid-year ocean conferences to mark turning point for High Seas Treaty

Published 15:25 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:25 on January 27, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Several countries are on track to announce the ratification of the UN High Seas Treaty at two major ocean conferences in mid-2025, paving the way for the hard-fought agreement to come into force nearly two years after it opened for signature, a senior member at a large philanthropic organisation told Carbon Pulse.

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Afforestation, bioenergy projects may do more harm than good to nature, study says

Published 13:25 on January 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:25 on January 24, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Nature-based solutions (NbS) designed to curb climate change, such as afforestation and bioenergy cropping projects, could lead to unintended consequences for biodiversity, as they alter vast areas of land and habitat, according to a new paper.

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WWF sounds alarm over threats to old forests in Sweden, Finland

Published 14:25 on January 23, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:25 on January 23, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Finland and Sweden are failing to protect their primary and old-growth forests, which are increasingly threatened by budget cuts and logging activities, according to a WWF report.

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INTERVIEW: Swedish biodiversity company eyes collaboration with EU on nature markets

Published 13:42 on January 22, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:42 on January 22, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A Swedish company plans to collaborate with European institutions to help shape an EU-level nature market, with its biodiversity credit methodology among those that could be used under the scheme, its CEO told Carbon Pulse.

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Singapore president calls for integrating carbon, biodiversity credit markets

Published 16:58 on January 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:58 on January 21, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Integrating biodiversity and water credits into the voluntary carbon market (VCM) could help better address the existing funding gap on nature, the president of Singapore told an event at the ongoing World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday.

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