Swiss voters reject plan to boost biodiversity conservation
Voters in Switzerland rejected on Sunday a proposal to enhance nature protection in the country, with opponents claiming the reform would be too costly and jeopardise business development.
Read MoreEnvironmentally 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.
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