Developers announce first registered soil carbon project in South Africa
A project developer has partnered with a social enterprise to set up one of Southern Africa’s only agricultural soil carbon projects under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard, it announced Monday.
Read MoreUK-France bilateral summit leads to millions invested for nature restoration and climate
A UK state visit to France aiming to cement climate collaboration between the two countries has resulted in a series of nature-based investments from retail companies, investment houses, and not-for-profits.
Read MoreCurrent biodiversity metrics do not help the financial sector make the right decisions, say researchers
Available metrics to assess biodiversity may not be fit for purpose and risk embedding negative biases into investor decision-making, according to a new paper that proposed two “forward-looking” approaches for biodiversity-focused investment decisions.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: No robust nature market if finance sector can’t engage Indigenous peoples, says UN initiative
Potential investors in biodiversity credits must engage effectively with Indigenous peoples or risk sub-par returns, as the wider financial sector moves towards building nature into their decision-making, according to the co-lead of a UN finance initiative.
Read MoreOnly one-fifth of carbon projects are highly likely to get CCP label, says analytics firm
The vast majority of registered carbon carbon projects are not likely to attain the ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles (CCP) integrity label, according to research published Wednesday that suggests parallel markets could form as a result.
Read MoreGlobal biodiversity fund operational after fresh donations announced
A multilateral biodiversity fund can now go live as sufficient contributions have been made, nine months after leaders set global targets on nature, alongside other restoration and protection commitments made at the United Nations General Assembly.
Read MoreOver two-thirds of investors working on nature plan to increase their investment, says report
Existing investors in nature across six countries sense an emerging opportunity to boost their nature portfolio size, although political concerns may hinder the follow-through, a report published by an advisory firm on Wednesday has suggested.
Read MoreNearly 90% of global plastic pollution could be solved by 2040 with the right policy interventions, Nordic ministers say
The Council of Ministers in the five Nordic countries on Tuesday released a report saying most of the world’s plastic pollution problem could be gone in less than 20 years with the right policies in place, although infrastructure challenges are likely to obstruct their implementation.
Read MoreKenya-based outfit set to announce voluntary biodiversity credit transaction next week
As new standards emerge for voluntary nature-based credits, a project developer in Kenya is shortly to announce its first transaction of biodiversity units.
Read MoreUPDATE – Verra releases its long-awaited nature credit standard for public consultation
Carbon credit standard body Verra has launched a public consultation on its SD Vista Nature Framework as it looks to get set in the emerging biodiversity credit market.
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