Gambia explores payments for ecosystem services in national plan
The Gambia’s national biodiversity plan has explored payments for ecosystem services (PES) and carbon credits as innovative tools for raising financing for conservation.
Read MorePrivate investment in nature grew fivefold in a decade -report
Private investment in nature increased from $2.8 billion in 2016 to over $14 bln in 2025, reflecting growing momentum in a market that includes environmental credit-linked deals, a report said on Monday.
Read MoreANALYSIS: 48 countries signal interest in biodiversity credits
Biodiversity credits have been referenced by at least 50 countries in national reports, as governments across regions increasingly engage with market-based tools, according to Carbon Pulse research.
Read MoreInvestor framework targets corporate engagement on landscape initiatives
A framework to support investor engagement on companies taking part in landscape projects, particularly those in the agricultural and forestry sectors, was launched on Thursday.
Read MoreHeineken backs Brazilian development bank’s ecological restoration initiative
Brewing company Heineken Brazil has agreed to donate R$5 million ($981,720) to an ecological restoration initiative run by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).
Read MoreIndia launches voluntary benefit-sharing certification for biological resources
India has launched a voluntary certification scheme enabling businesses to demonstrate compliance with rules on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) for biological resources.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: 330 hectares of European biodiversity credit projects secure private funding
Around 330 hectares of voluntary biodiversity credit pilots in Europe have secured corporate financing to support their work towards certification, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Italian water resilience project for fashion sector expects €10 mln by 2029, eyes biodiversity credits
An Italian nature-based solutions (NbS) project aimed at improving water resilience for the fashion sector, while also seeking to generate biodiversity credits, expects to raise at least €10 million by 2029, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreVoluntary biodiversity credits sell less than $100k in May -report
May saw $85,000 in voluntary biodiversity credit sales, down from $280,000 in April but with many more named buyers in transactions led by New Zealand companies, said a report on Tuesday.
Read MoreFinancial organisations join forces to scale carbon, nature investments
Two UK-based investment advisory and management firms have merged to accelerate investment in large-scale nature restoration projects across the Global South, they said on Tuesday.
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