Plan Vivo releases principles on stacking biodiversity, carbon credits
UK-based standard setter Plan Vivo has released a set of principles on the ‘stacking’ of biodiversity and carbon credits, where separate unit types are issued from the same area.
Read MoreInsurance shifting towards prevention of nature-related risks, says trade body
Insurance companies are increasingly moving beyond paying claims after damage occurs to helping clients prevent nature-related risks, a trade body representative has said.
Read MoreEU-backed French biodiversity certificates pilot enters second phase
A European Commission-backed pilot seeking to generate biodiversity certificates from wetland conservation in northern France has entered its second phase, a public executive said on Wednesday.
Read MoreAI drives rising water, land, carbon footprints -UN report
The surge in AI is driving growing water, land, and carbon footprints, which are set to increase, said a report by the UN University published on Wednesday.
Read MoreCBD chief: Nature credits playing a “massive role” in biodiversity financing debate
Nature credits are playing a significant part in conversations around how to raise transparent biodiversity financing, said Astrid Schomaker, the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Read MoreUK BNG could deliver almost a fifth of government’s 2042 nature target -research
England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) market could deliver 80,000 hectares of natural habitat by 2042, nearly a fifth of the government’s biodiversity target, if it sustains its current growth, research suggested on Monday.
Read MoreGEF approves $144 mln for climate, nature projects
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) trust fund has approved $144.3 million for 16 climate and nature-positive projects around the world that are expected to mobilise more than $828 mln in co-financing.
Read MoreBiodiversity risks raise corporate debt-default chances in China -paper
Biodiversity risks make Chinese listed companies significantly more likely to default on their debts, with nature-dependent sectors the most exposed, according to a forthcoming paper.
Read MoreReport estimates Australian companies with biggest biodiversity impacts
The Australian companies with the largest direct impacts on species extinction risk have been estimated in land-conversion terms in a report.
Read MoreUK govt-backed nature fund raises £65 mln for carbon, biodiversity markets
A carbon credit and biodiversity net gain (BNG)-focused nature fund, backed by the UK government, has raised £64.6 million at its first close towards a target of at least £90 mln.
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