Nature Positive Initiative launches nine draft indicators
The influential Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) has launched a first set of nine draft nature indicators, with the aim of building consensus on measuring progress towards nature positive.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: African pilots plan to generate biodiversity credits across 300,000 ha
An initiative to generate biodiversity credits across more than 300,000 hectares in Uganda and Zambia has been speaking with authorities about creating enabling policy, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreNature is of major interest for sovereign investment, report finds
Nature is a significant topic for stakeholders in government-related investments, with its risks often overlooked by bond markets, consultants AXA Climate said in a report this week.
Read MoreFood industry has highest biodiversity impacts in study of 2,300 companies
The food products industry has the largest biodiversity footprint, followed by oil, gas, and chemicals, said a study of the impacts of 2,369 companies published on Wednesday.
Read MoreNew Forests plans to expand African biodiversity credit preparations
Global forest investor and management firm New Forests is preparing to expand its biodiversity credit baselining work in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a company executive.
Read MoreInvestors ask US regulator to block JBS listing over environmental concerns
Eighteen investors managing $22 billion have co-signed a letter asking the US financial regulator to stop Brazilian meat giant JBS from listing in the US following concerns around transparency that are refuted by the corporation.
Read MoreCDC Biodiversite flags biodiversity metric “misconceptions”
Aggregated ecosystem condition metrics remain relevant for measuring the impacts of nature funds despite misunderstandings about their application, French data provider CDC Biodiversite said in a paper on Monday.
Read MoreNational biodiversity plans do not go far enough, WWF tracker finds
Many of the national biodiversity plans that have been submitted in time for COP16 do not go far enough, WWF said on Monday following the launch of a tracker tool.
Read MoreAgricultural companies short on board-level biodiversity expertise, expert says
Not enough companies linked to the agricultural supply chain have board-level expertise in biodiversity, despite the surge in nature commitments, according to an executive at Morningstar Sustainalytics.
Read MoreGuyana launches global alliance with biodiversity credits focus
Guyana has launched a global alliance that will host a summit next year focused on starting a biodiversity credits market, among other forms of innovative financing.
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