French compliance biodiversity project sells €17.5 mln worth of credits

Published 15:51 on February 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:01 on February 20, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A French company has sold all of its 357 compliance credits created over the last 13 years at a value of €17.5 million, while another initiative has revealed two voluntary buyers.

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‘Biodiversity net gain is a success’, 47 organisations tell UK govt

Published 00:01 on February 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:30 on February 19, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Some 47 UK investment firms, environmental market actors, and property companies have signed an open letter to the government, championing the role of biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy in driving a “sustainable housebuilding revolution”.

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INTERVIEW: Biodiversity net gain broker announces soil testing partnership

Published 12:42 on February 19, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:42 on February 19, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

An English consultancy with a newly launched biodiversity net gain (BNG) broker service has announced a soil testing partnership to back up nature claims.

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Voluntary biodiversity credit sales hit $5.6 mln, report estimates

Published 15:38 on February 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:39 on February 19, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Australia, Biodiversity, EMEA

Sales of voluntary biodiversity credits have hit almost $5.6 million globally, with Oceanian projects dominating the transactions, according to analysts.

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Marine biodiversity credits attracting high interest, alliance says

Published 12:15 on February 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:15 on February 18, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Marine biodiversity credits are attracting a lot of interest from market actors, though transaction values are growing slowly, a Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) executive has said.

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UK Nature Restoration Fund proposal is “horrendous” for nature, experts say

Published 15:40 on February 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:48 on February 17, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The UK government’s consultation on overhauling its environmental rules for the built environment, with the introduction of a Nature Restoration Fund, could be disastrous for nature, experts have said.

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Paper highlights gap between nature finance literature focus and actual contributions

Published 13:12 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:12 on February 13, 2025  / /  Australia, Biodiversity, EMEA

The frequency of mentions of some nature finance tools in non-academic literature is inconsistent with their actual capital contributions, a preprint paper has said.

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BNG prices stable apart from lakes and ponds, report finds

Published 15:13 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:13 on February 12, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Prices of English biodiversity net gain (BNG) off-site units paid by developers have remained stable over the last year, with the exception of some waterbodies, according to a report released Wednesday.

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Scrapping UK’s biodiversity net gain market would have “appalling” impacts, experts say

Published 12:10 on February 12, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:10 on February 12, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Participants in the English biodiversity net gain (BNG) market have expressed dismay at the government reportedly questioning the scheme.

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French companies launch public nature tech database

Published 15:41 on February 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:41 on February 11, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A public database of approximately 1,000 early-stage nature technology companies was launched on Tuesday by Paris-based organisations Motherbase and CDC Biodiversite.

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