Improved Forest Management makes up 30% of 2025 nature-based credits, but labelling issues persist -analysts
Improved Forest Management (IFM) projects accounted for nearly 30% of all nature-based carbon credits issued in 2025, though many registries still struggle to label credits accurately, complicating purchases and limiting sellers’ ability to secure higher prices, analysts said.Â
Read MoreDigital MRV key to restoring trust, scale in forest carbon markets -webinar
The future of forest carbon accounting and the effort to rebuild market confidence hinge on digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV), speakers at a recent online event suggested.
Read MoreCOP30: Cooling emissions to double by 2050 without rapid policy shift –report
Cooling-related greenhouse gas emissions could almost double by mid-century as global demand for inefficient methods surges, according to a report launched by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday at COP30 in Belem.Â
Read MoreCOP30: Govts, industry groups back global principles for sustainable timber construction
Eleven governments and more than 300 companies and civil society groups have endorsed the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction, a science-based framework guiding the sustainable use of timber.
Read MoreUS biofuels are needed for hard-to-abate transport sectors despite policy headwinds –webinar
Biofuels are most likely to play durable roles in a narrow set of transport uses, but deployment is being held back by high costs, infrastructure gaps, and uncertain policy signals, panelists said during a Friday webinar.Â
Read MoreOECD warns climate action slowing, urges stronger 2035 targets
Global efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions have lost momentum, with wide gaps persisting between countries and across sectors, and 2030 pledges still far from meeting the Paris Agreement goals, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report released Thursday.Â
Read MoreWorld leaders set 160 mln ha Indigenous land tenure goal as donors mobilise $1.8 bln forest pledge
World leaders agreed Thursday to commit to collectively recognising 160 million hectares of land by 2030 in tropical forest countries as belonging to Indigenous Peoples and local communities.Â
Read MoreInsurance can unlock capital, enhance credibility in VCM -webinar
Insurance can improve risk management and capital confidence in voluntary carbon market (VCM) projects, unlocking capital earlier in the process to keep projects viable, a webinar heard on Wednesday.
Read MoreDataset maps land use mitigation policies, stronger impact evaluation needed –report
A new report examined a dataset mapping approximately 1,500 policies aimed at cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and boosting carbon sequestration in agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sectors, stressing that further work is needed to evaluate their real impacts.
Read MoreIDB issues first $100 mln Amazonia Bond under new sustainable framework
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched its first Amazonia Bond, raising $100 million to fund high-impact projects in the Amazon region, according to an announcement on Tuesday.Â
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