INTERVIEW: National strategies should be next step for bioeconomy
The next phase for an international bioeconomy that sustainably uses natural resources needs to be countries delivering more national strategies on the topic, a NatureFinance executive has said.
Read More67 countries commit to ending plastic pollution by 2040 before final negotiations
Ministers from 67 countries including the UK, Japan, and Canada have reaffirmed commitments to finalise a legally binding global treaty aimed at ending plastic pollution by 2040, before the final negotiations take place, in a statement published on Wednesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Elephant rewilder plans biodiversity credits from 84,000 hectares
A Zimbabwean elephant rewilding company is planning to more than double the area from which it will generate biodiversity credits up to 84,000 hectares, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreRegen Network reveals Registry 2.0 plan for ecological claims beyond credits
US-based environmental credit platform Regen Network Development aims to expand the scope of what can be listed on its registry beyond credits in its next version.
Read MoreNature SDGs urgently need addressing, report says
International efforts to meet the UN’s nature-focused Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on life below water and on land are falling far short of their 2030 targets, according to a report released on Monday.
Read MoreBiodiversity net gain register to list another 330 units, project developer says
The number of units available on England’s national Biodiversity net gain (BNG) register are set to double with the listing of one 617-hectare site, a restoration company said on Thursday.
Read MoreAustralasian group taps nature markets in investor toolkit
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has launched a Nature Investor Toolkit, a guidance framework that also sheds light on opportunities related to nature markets.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity credit company seeks to challenge Romanian govt over EU payments
A company overseeing a biodiversity credit pilot in Romania is seeking to show the government how its use of EU environmental payments is incentivising the degradation of hay meadows, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MorePylons and crickets: Expert reveals bioacoustics challenges
Bioacoustics, an emerging technology using sound recordings to monitor wildlife, can be useful to support human ecologists but should not be considered as a replacement for on-site observation, an industry insider said on Tuesday.
Read MoreNon-profit urges COP16 to put world on track to meeting biodiversity targets
The priority of UN biodiversity conference COP16 should be delivering on the international pledges from Montreal while tracking progress, a World Resources Institute (WRI) executive said on Tuesday.
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