INTERVIEW: Biodiversity net gain exemptions “strangling demand”
Questionable exemptions for developers from England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) rules are throttling demand for the market, a lawyer at Environment Bank has said.
Read MoreRegenerative agriculture finance to mobilise at scale in 2025, says executive
Large amounts of money will begin to flow into regenerative agriculture around the world next year, as organisations become more comfortable with the financing, an executive at Pollination has predicted.
Read MoreG20 should improve uptake of biodiversity credits, UNEP FI says
The G20 should support a credible market for biodiversity credits by taking measures to improve their uptake, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said.
Read MoreRegen announces blockchain storytelling update for carbon, ecocredits
US-based environmental credit platform Regen Network Development is trialling a feature to enable the publishing of project data, connected to blockchain, in a bid to improve the storytelling around their environmental credits.
Read MoreAustralia’s New South Wales introduces biodiversity offsets bill
The New South Wales government in Australia introduced a bill to reform the biodiversity offsets scheme to its Parliament on Thursday, requiring developers take measures to prioritise avoiding environmental harm.
Read MoreInvestors announce Australian regenerative agriculture partnership
Two investors on Wednesday announced an Australian partnership focused on ecosystem services and regenerative agriculture.
Read MoreAI-powered drone laser data aims to transform biodiversity measurements
Cambridge researchers are leveraging the capabilities of drones, lasers, and AI to try to transform the speed and accuracy of assessing biodiversity and carbon in forests.
Read MoreBiodiversity credits to receive significant portion of private finance, expert says
A substantial share of private finance will flow towards biodiversity credits as investors are confident demand for them will surge in coming years, a think tank researcher has said.
Read MoreLarge sea animal credits could unlock fairer GBF funding -study
Credits generated from reducing impacts on large migratory marine creatures could help unlock funds for implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) across the Global South and North, an academic paper has said.
Read MoreProjects with up to 3.5 mln hectares preparing to generate biodiversity credits -research
Sixty projects up to 3.5 million hectares of land in size at their largest are in development with the aim of generating biodiversity credits, an international survey has shown.
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