Impact Earth plans biodiversity fund of up to $100 mln
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.
Read MoreReport counts 40 challenges for biodiversity net gain scheme
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.
Read MoreNature markets alliance targets Mexican states
A programme that aims to halt the net loss of biodiversity by 2030 in Mexico, while developing nature markets including biodiversity credits with regional governments, has been announced in an alliance between French and Mexican companies.
Read MoreBiodiversity net gain lacks market transparency, expert says
A lack of transparency in England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) programme is frustrating conservation scheme managers, with some deliberate withholding of information, an industry insider has said.
Read MoreUK government prepares environmental plan as “nature is dying”
The new UK government is preparing a statutory plan for the natural environment focused on cleaning up waterways, planting trees, and halting species decline.
Read MoreOne approach to measuring biodiversity credits gains momentum -research
A single approach to measuring nature is emerging as the core method across disclosures, targets, and biodiversity credit markets, researchers said in an article seen by Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreUse UK biodiversity net gain system for nutrient credits, says lobby group
The UK government should apply parts of the biodiversity net gain (BNG) system to nutrient neutrality, in a bid to galvanise much-needed private investment, market actors told the government in a letter seen by Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreMangrove conservation efforts gaining traction, report finds
Efforts to conserve mangroves are building momentum, but significant funding from insurance, philanthropy, and carbon is still needed to achieve international objectives, according to a report released Friday.
Read MorePlan Vivo moves to plug risk of unintended leakage from biodiversity crediting projects
Nature and carbon standard-setter Plan Vivo Foundation is developing an initiative for measuring the unintended consequences of conservation activities involved in emerging biodiversity markets.
Read MoreBiodiversity credit firms partner to scale nature markets
Two of the participants in the emerging biodiversity credit market are partnering to align their work with the aim of scaling nature markets in Africa, Europe, and the Americas, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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