UK nature credit company acquires South African developer

Published 14:50 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:50 on January 30, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA

An England-based nature tech company announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement to acquire a South Africa-headquartered project developer, aiming to advance its ongoing work on nature credits.

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Canadian firm to provide dMRV service for major Article 6 cookstoves programme in Nigeria

Published 14:00 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:14 on January 31, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Canada, EMEA, International, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

A greenhouse gas software service provider has partnered with an African cookstoves developer to support digital quantification and verification of carbon credits resulting from the distribution of millions of improved cookstoves across Nigeria over the next five years.

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Norway to launch next phase of forest satellite data programme

Published 12:06 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:06 on January 30, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Norway’s rainforest protection initiative is preparing to launch a new phase of its satellite data programme later this year to strengthen monitoring of deforestation, forest degradation, and biodiversity in tropical forests, the government announced this week.

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Kenya finalises €60 mln debt-for-climate swap with Germany, Cape Verde sees extension

Published 15:45 on January 29, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:45 on January 29, 2025  / /  Africa, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Voluntary

Kenya on Tuesday announced the conclusion of a debt-for-climate swap deal that will see the East African country develop more clean geothermal energy capacity, settling a €60 million debt owed to Germany.

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Credits from world’s largest soil carbon project could be invalid after landmark ruling

Published 16:24 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:23 on January 29, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, International, Nature-based, Voluntary

More than a million credits from the world’s largest soil carbon project, the Northern Kenya Grasslands Project, could be invalid after a landmark court ruling this week.

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Portuguese organisation launches initiative to support roll out of plastic credit projects in developing countries

Published 15:05 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:05 on January 28, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA

A Lisbon-based organisation has launched an initiative to support collection and recycling projects entering the inaugural plastic credit market, aiming to scale private financing towards developing countries, its co-founders told Carbon Pulse.

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UK charities join forces to scale nature-based solutions in Kenya

Published 12:21 on January 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:21 on January 28, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

Two UK-based NGOs have partnered to scale nature-based solutions (NbS) in Kenya, aiming to advance conservation and restoration efforts across freshwater and mangrove habitats, they announced on Tuesday.

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Egypt lays out afforestation plans in support of national initiative -media

Published 19:57 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 19:57 on January 27, 2025  / /  Africa, EMEA, Middle East, Nature-based, Voluntary

Egypt’s ministry of environment on Sunday launched a guide in support of national afforestation goals that also include a mitigation component, local media reported.

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Nigeria must bring in carbon market regulations soon to attract investment -experts

Published 14:00 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:00 on January 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Carbon Taxes, EMEA, Voluntary

The government of Nigeria must legalise carbon market regulations soon in order to boost investor confidence and promote participation, according to experts at a recent stakeholders’ consultation.

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EXCLUSIVE: ICVCM now expects CCP decision on cookstove carbon methodologies by end of March

Published 11:47 on January 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:47 on January 27, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA, Voluntary

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) now expects the decision on which cookstove methodologies will qualify for its Core Carbon Principles (CCP) quality label to be published by the end of March, several months after initially planned.

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