International panel releases biodiversity credit supply survey results

Published 16:19 on August 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:19 on August 9, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, International

A UK-France led international panel said a survey on the supply of biodiversity credit projects found a need for access for finance at all stages, technical capacity, and tenure rights to help scale the market, in results published on Friday.

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More indicators needed for measuring progress on GBF species target -paper

Published 12:35 on August 9, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:35 on August 9, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity, EMEA, International

More appropriate indicators are needed to measure progress towards the species target of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) beyond the Red List, an academic paper said on Thursday.

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Only 4% of major companies target water pollution, nature benchmark shows

Published 15:16 on August 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:16 on August 8, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, International

Just 4% of major companies globally have set targets to reduce their water pollution, the World Benchmarking Alliance said in a survey published on Wednesday.

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Pegasus Capital looks to invest in nature opportunities with system-wide impacts

Published 13:53 on August 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:31 on August 12, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Biodiversity, EMEA

US-headquartered private equity investor Pegasus Capital Advisors is looking to invest in nature-related companies via its land and ocean funds to help improve the sustainability of entire economic systems.

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French investor considers generating Costa Rican biodiversity credits

Published 10:16 on August 8, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:16 on August 8, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A French asset manager is considering generating voluntary biodiversity credits from a conservation project in Costa Rica, part of which is preparing to produce carbon credits, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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Think tank launches framework to scale nature investments in Global South

Published 13:23 on August 7, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:23 on August 7, 2024  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Nature-based, Voluntary

An Indian think tank has launched a framework to try to drive investments in nature-based solutions (NBS) in the so-called Global South by measuring their potential benefits.

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Biodiversity net gain opacity threatens nature gains, say experts

Published 15:33 on August 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:33 on August 6, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based

Lack of transparency in England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) scheme is threatening the policy’s ability to demonstrate benefits for nature, a government advisory group said in an open letter.

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4,000-ha forest to be protected “forever” after investor transfer

Published 11:32 on August 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:32 on August 6, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

An investor has transferred ownership of an approximately 4,450 hectare forest in the US to non-profits so it can be protected “forever” with benefits for biodiversity, endangered species, and water.

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Impact Earth plans biodiversity fund of up to $100 mln

Published 10:46 on August 6, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:46 on August 6, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, International, Other APAC, South & Central

Impact Earth is planning to launch a biodiversity fund that raises between $50-100 million focused on either Latin America or Southeast Asia, similar to its existing Amazon strategy, Carbon Pulse has learned.

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Report counts 40 challenges for biodiversity net gain scheme

Published 12:09 on August 2, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:01 on August 6, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) scheme has 40 challenges across demand, supply, governance, and its metric to sort out for it to become a success, according to a report released this week.

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