Australian market administrator joins nature positive partnership
An independent environmental markets administrator in Australia has joined a broad partnership that is in the process of bidding for government funding to launch an initiative to drive investments in nature positive carbon, biodiversity, and natural capital initiatives.
Read MoreChina sets course for corporate involvement, expansive investment mechanisms in 2030 biodiversity action plan
China on Thursday published its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) under the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), confirming its 30% nature protection target while eyeing far-reaching regulatory reforms and a broad range of funding options for ecosystem conservation and restoration.
Read MoreDavos 2024: Global miners vow to halt biodiversity loss, restore landscapes
A group of companies making up a third of the global mining and metals industry on Wednesday committed to taking actions that will halt their negative impact on biodiversity by 2030 and support a nature positive future.
Read MoreChina’s Guangdong adds three sectors to regional ETS, releases permit allocation plan
China’s Guangdong has expanded the coverage of the regional emissions trading scheme to cover three additional emissions-intensive sectors for the current compliance period as the economic hub seeks to strengthen its carbon market.
Read MoreUK nature start-up to launch own biodiversity credit standard
A UK-based nature start-up launched this week with plans to carry out ecological restoration projects and develop its own voluntary biodiversity credit standard to drive private investment.
Read MoreChina ETS gets clout boost as State Council approves regulations
China’s State Council on Friday approved regulations for the national emissions trading scheme, adding bureaucratic clout to the scheme, which so far only has been formally backed at ministerial level.
Read MoreEU forest strategy could move biodiversity risk to more vulnerable countries, study warns
Even under a moderate implementation of the EU’s biodiversity strategy, tens of millions of cubic metres of roundwood production would be moved to countries with lower governance quality and higher risk of species extinction, a study has warned.
Read MoreCarbon market group to cooperate with VCMI on improving integrity, access for Indian companies
An Indian carbon market industry group on Thursday announced it will collaborate with the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) to advance the South Asian nation’s participation in global offset trade and boost quality in the country’s emissions reductions sector.
Read MoreCercarbono puts indicator species methodology out for consultation
Colombia-based credit standard Cercarbono has released for public consultation a methodology that will allow project developers to earn Voluntary Biodiversity Credits (VBCs) for the protection of ecosystem indicator species.
Read MoreRegen Network weighs taking on board Terrasos biodiversity credits
Environmental trading platform Regen Network is lining up a vote among its community members to decide whether to start listing units generated by Colombia-based Terrasos as a first outright biodiversity credits on the platform, with others to follow.
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