IUCN trials restoration metric at landscape scale with mining company

Published 11:33 on March 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:33 on March 24, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is planning to pilot the use of its nature restoration metric at landscape scale in a collaboration with Australia-headquartered mining company Fortescue.

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UK road authority pitches £240-mln budget for biodiversity net gain, carbon credits

Published 14:49 on March 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:49 on March 20, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The UK’s road agency has proposed a budget of up to £240 million for public sector spending on biodiversity net gain (BNG) and carbon credits.

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FEATURE: EU regulations driving US business action on nature

Published 14:11 on March 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:11 on March 20, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, EMEA, US

EU regulations are gradually encouraging US companies to act on nature despite impacts of the Trump administration, although progress lags behind Europe, according to experts.

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Mining council publishes net gain biodiversity guidance

Published 10:26 on March 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:26 on March 20, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, International

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) published guidance on Thursday that aims to help mining companies ultimately achieve net gain or no net loss of biodiversity.

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Put biodiversity on EU security agenda, MEP says

Published 15:26 on March 19, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:26 on March 19, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Biodiversity financing should be part of the EU security agenda due to the risks that nature loss poses to member states, experts said on Wednesday as the bloc launched plans to ramp up defence spending.

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Nature marketplace pilot launches in UK’s Cornwall

Published 15:46 on March 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:46 on March 18, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

An online marketplace pilot for nature projects that benefit carbon, wildlife, and water, including biodiversity net gain (BNG) and focused on the Cornwall region of the UK, has been launched in collaboration with the government.

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SBTN launches first science-based targets for oceans

Published 04:00 on March 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:39 on March 18, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has launched its first ocean-related targets, focusing on the seafood sector.

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UK biodiversity net gain demand reaches 7,700 units, report estimates

Published 12:15 on March 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:15 on March 17, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Demand for off-site biodiversity net gain (BNG) units in England may have reached around 7,700 units last year, a report has suggested.

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FEATURE: US insurers seen to ignore the nature-based wildfire solutions that could save communities

Published 14:54 on March 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:54 on March 13, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity

Nature-based solutions can reduce the risk of wildfires in the US, but insurers would rather abandon at-risk areas than acknowledge their benefits, experts have told Carbon Pulse.

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Poor wastewater treatment flushes billions of dollars away, report says

Published 12:23 on March 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:23 on March 12, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Poor wastewater treatment costs economies billions of dollars annually in marine environmental, agricultural, and healthcare costs, said a report published on Wednesday.

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