Investors must strengthen approach to protected biodiversity areas -UN report
Investors should adopt a specific strategy when investing near areas with protected biodiversity, charity ShareAction and the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) said in a report published on Tuesday.
Read MoreExperts call for COP16 to address Amazon crimes destroying nature
Experts on the Amazon have urged action from politicians at the COP16 conference to combat the policies fuelling demand for products from activities like gold mining that are driving biodiversity loss.
Read MoreBritish govt lobbied to cut biodiversity net gain exemptions
Eight NGOs and business groups sent a letter to the British government on Thursday asking for the removal of some developer exemptions from the biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements in England.
Read MoreUK fund could quadruple its habitat banks over next two years
Executives at the Evergreen Fund have said they could almost quadruple the land in English habitat banks generating biodiversity net gain (BNG) over the next couple of years up to around 400 hectares, if demand increases, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreInvestors ask chemical company to avoid wetland mining
Some 20 investors managing $695 billion in assets collectively have asked a chemical company to avoid mining a wetland in the US for titanium, in a letter on Tuesday.
Read MoreEngland’s nature farming budget to be cut by £100 mln, article says
England’s government plans to reduce its budget for environmentally sustainable farming by £100 million, according to an article published on Tuesday, in a move that has been slammed by onlookers.
Read MoreUK govt sells first statutory biodiversity credits
The UK government is selling its first batch of statutory biodiversity credits under the biodiversity net gain (BNG) scheme to a developer for an estimated total of £35,120.
Read MoreHalf of countries have degraded freshwater, UN says
Half of the countries in the world have at least one type of freshwater ecosystem in a state of degradation, following impacts on lakes and mangroves, UN bodies said on Wednesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Marine biodiversity credit project reduced in size to ensure integrity
A non-profit has reduced the potential size of a UK marine voluntary biodiversity credit project by approximately 89%, down from the 52,200 hectares initially considered, to ensure the initiative is as credible as possible, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreBiodiversity net gain register listing another 16 sites
The biodiversity net gain (BNG) register in England will list another 16 sites from project developer Environment Bank on its website over the next month, following a partnership tipped to shift the dial on market supply, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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