Carbon project pathway under review for Kenya land restoration, biomass initiative

Published 16:26 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 16:26 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), EMEA (Africa), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A proposed Kenya land restoration and renewable biomass initiative could advance into carbon project development if a new feasibility assessment finds it technically and commercially viable, a Canada-based carbon offset provider said on Wednesday.

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Investment into GHG removal tech slumps 49% YoY in first half of 2026 -report

Published 16:19 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 16:19 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Investment into GHG capture technologies shrunk 49% year-on-year (YoY) in the first six months of 2026, finds a new report.

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Singapore-based carbon platform partners with futures exchange to ease carbon trading

Published 15:54 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 10:22 on July 9, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Singapore-based price assessment platform has linked up with a futures exchange to ease trading hedging risk in carbon markets, it was announced Wednesday.

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Non-profit, researchers publish guide to transparent deforestation risk assessment in cocoa sector

Published 15:48 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 15:48 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), EMEA (Africa, Europe), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate)

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A US-headquartered non-profit dedicated to sustainable solutions for the global cocoa sector launched a new methodology to strengthen deforestation risk assessment across supply chains.

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Seoul CBD meeting pushes regional cooperation amid High Seas Treaty implementation

Published 15:40 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 15:40 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy)

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Representatives from regional and international organisations gathered in Seoul to discuss ways to enhance cross-sectoral collaboration on marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and the High Seas Treaty.

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INTERVIEW: Canada must install nature compliance markets, learn from neighbours

Published 14:05 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 14:05 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Insights (Interviews), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate, Markets, Policy)

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Canada must learn from international programmes and install nature compliance markets to ensure protection of its vast natural resources, according to a report that sets a roadmap for making nature relevant for government and business.

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Voluntary biodiversity credit sales rise to $119k in June

Published 13:41 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 13:41 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Markets)

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Sales of voluntary biodiversity credits reached $119,000 in June across 82 transactions, according to a report published on Wednesday.

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BRIEFING: Chile’s low CO2 tax rate excluding REDD+ credits, unlikely to rise

Published 12:12 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 12:12 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean), Insights (Briefings), International (Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Chile’s Ministry of Environment (MMA) is actively courting REDD+ projects to diversify the portfolio of carbon credits used to offset its CO2 tax – but the low $5 per tonne tax rate can make it economically inviable to integrate them.

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Corporate buyers commit to 635k carbon removals from Indonesia restoration project

Published 10:14 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 10:14 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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Two major corporate buyers have agreed to purchase more than 635,000 carbon removals over 10 years from an agroforestry project seeking to restore 6,000 hectares of degraded land in Indonesia’s Sulawesi, the project developer said.

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ANALYSIS: What will the biodiversity market look like in 2040?

Published 08:32 on July 8, 2026 / Last updated at 08:40 on July 8, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Analysis), Nature & Biodiversity (Markets)

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A huge amount of effort is going into developing and scaling up the global biodiversity market, but regulators need to take on a key role if nature is to get significant investments via market mechanisms, according to experts.

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