FEATURE: Why Trump’s return might not derail the global nature agenda
US President-elect Donald Trump’s influence on the global nature agenda may be limited, with policy leaders in areas such as Europe continuing to strengthen action on biodiversity risks unabated, according to experts.
Read MoreEngland proposes environmental overhaul to unblock development
The English government is consulting on plans to overhaul its environmental rules for the construction of buildings, aiming to shift away from a fragmented approach on topics such as nutrient mitigation towards a system centralised around a new fund.
Read MoreBiodiversity credit resource product launches
A set of pay-to-access resources on biodiversity credit metrics was launched on Thursday by analysis website Bloom Labs and consultancy the Biodiversity Footprint Intelligence Company (BioInt).
Read MoreOcean benchmark reveals big companies likely to be assessed
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has released a list of 63 companies out of the 125 that are very likely to be assessed on biodiversity in its forthcoming Ocean Benchmark.
Read MoreFinanciers flag how policy can spur nature action
Action on nature could be boosted by blended finance, sending whole-of-government signals, and larger transactions, financiers said during a UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) event in Switzerland on Tuesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity credit offsets require “unprecedentedly strict regulation”
Biodiversity credit markets are unlikely to be effective for nature if they function as offsets, as they will require an excessive amount of regulation to check they are achieving credible gains for nature, according to a group of UK academics.
Read MoreRegenerative agriculture fund reveals long-term target after raising $350 mln
A Latin America-focused regenerative agriculture fund, which will set aside up to a quarter of land for nature, has targeted raising up to $1.5 billion over 10 years after its initial fundraise of $350 million, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read More29 banking jurisdictions beginning nature focus, UNEP FI says
Some 29 jurisdictions, totalling more than €75 trillion of banking assets, have started reflecting nature-related considerations in their regulations, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said in a report.
Read MoreNomura AM to add corporate nature opportunities to ESG scores
Nomura Asset Management plans to incorporate nature-related opportunity indicators into its proprietary ESG scoring model in the “near future”, an executive has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreDevelopment banks pledge $12 bln for land degradation
Financiers, mostly development banks, at the UN desertification conference COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this week have committed $12 billion towards drought resilience, land restoration, and combatting land degradation.
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