FEATURE: EU omnibus proposals for nature reporting are “dangerous”

Published 12:45 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:45 on February 27, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Stakeholders have strongly opposed the proposed two-year delay and the exclusion of smaller businesses from the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), arguing that these changes weaken market signals necessary to address the biodiversity crisis.

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Venture exec reveals biggest biodiversity investment opportunities

Published 10:37 on February 26, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:37 on February 26, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA

A Switzerland-based venture capital investor has revealed the startup specialisms it considers the most investable in biodiversity, ranging from AI to regenerative agriculture.

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The Nature Conservancy calls for EU nature credit standard

Published 13:56 on February 25, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:56 on February 25, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has called on the EU Commission to introduce a standard to accelerate the development of compliance and voluntary nature credit markets in Europe.

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Scottish nature law proposals trigger biodiversity credit concerns

Published 14:28 on February 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:28 on February 24, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The Scottish government’s proposals to give politicians the power to modify key environmental legislation have triggered biodiversity credit concerns from a market actor.

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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 project 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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