FEATURE: Bipartisan US reforestation bill could strengthen pipeline for carbon, nature projects -experts

Published 19:08 on May 25, 2026 / Last updated at 19:08 on May 25, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Insights (Features), Nature & Biodiversity (Markets, Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A bipartisan US proposal to expand reforestation infrastructure support could ease long-standing supply bottlenecks constraining nature and carbon projects, observers told Carbon Pulse.

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CFTC: Producers expand, financial institutions continue pull back in CCAs, RGAs

Published 23:17 on May 22, 2026 / Last updated at 23:17 on May 22, 2026 / , and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Emitters and financial players appear on opposite sides of the fence following the latest US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reference period, with each shortening and lengthening their positions, respectively for overall net holdings in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) and RGGI Allowances (RGAs), data showed.

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Forestry is a high-potential launchpad for biodiversity credits -report

Published 16:13 on May 21, 2026 / Last updated at 16:13 on May 21, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate, Markets), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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The forestry sector is well positioned to support biodiversity credit markets on the supply and demand sides, according to a report.

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Washington May APCR sale clears again amid strongest bid-cover ratio since 2023

Published 21:28 on May 20, 2026 / Last updated at 21:28 on May 20, 2026 / and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Washington’s May Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) auction sold all of the almost 129,300 allowances available again amid the highest bid-to-cover ratio since the initial year of the programme, a notice published Wednesday showed.

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Namibia launches $63 mln conservation finance initiative

Published 16:15 on May 20, 2026 / Last updated at 16:15 on May 20, 2026 / / EMEA (Africa), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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A $63 million conservation finance project launched in Namibia on Wednesday with the aim of providing long-term funding to more than 20% of the country, marking the continent’s first Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative.

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US rice methane project secures 1,000-credit purchase

Published 20:06 on May 19, 2026 / Last updated at 20:06 on May 19, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A US rice methane reduction project sold 1,000 carbon credits to a climate-focused non-profit, the developer announced this week.

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Fragmented forests sequester less carbon, challenging forest pledges -study

Published 15:58 on May 19, 2026 / Last updated at 15:58 on May 19, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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Forest protection targets focused primarily on total forest area may overlook substantial carbon losses linked to fragmentation, according to new research analysing 17 million forest patches across the conterminous US.

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Oregon reforestation project issues over half a million credits after verification

Published 13:00 on May 19, 2026 / Last updated at 20:09 on May 20, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Project proponents announced the successful verification and issuance of more than 500,000 credits for Oregon-based reforestation on Tuesday.

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US forestland manager expands natural capital reporting in operational restructuring

Published 21:26 on May 18, 2026 / Last updated at 21:26 on May 18, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), International (Aviation/CORSIA), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A US forestland manager on Monday announced a management restructuring aimed at expanding its ability to quantify and report environmental benefits beyond carbon, as it said investors are placing greater emphasis on nature-related risks and environmental disclosures.

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CFTC: Producers, managed money both pull back in CCAs, RGAs

Published 00:32 on May 16, 2026 / Last updated at 00:32 on May 16, 2026 / , and / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, US & Canada)

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Both emitters and financial players pulled back in their overall net holdings in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) and RGGI Allowances (RGAs), the latest weekly US Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed.

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