Mangrove-positive financing roadmap launches
A roadmap for financial institutions to develop mangrove-positive lending approaches has been launched by a financing initiative focused on these coastal trees.
Read MoreLow-quality carbon credit prices rebound in November -analysts
Carbon credits of a low quality saw their prices rise last month, moving close to an average $6 per tonne, according to updated analysts indices.
Read MoreFood major backs regenerative corn project in India, eyes supply-chain emissions cuts
A global food company this week partnered with an Indian developer on a five-year regenerative agriculture project aimed at cutting emissions across its corn supply chain and improving outcomes for farmers.
Read MoreSBTN reveals first joiners of target ambition initiative
The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has revealed the first 24 companies to join a new Ambition Board leading its deadline-based nature target-setting initiative.
Read More38% of US emissions are rooted in rural places -report
The rural US, which accounts for 19% of the population, produces a disproportionate amount of emissions, according to a new report published on Tuesday that highlights the opportunities to decarbonise such regions.
Read MoreIFC-financed livestock projects failing to report on nature safeguards -report
Industrial livestock projects financed by the World Bank’s private finance arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have disclosed little evidence they are adhering to their nature safeguards, a report said on Thursday.
Read MoreHigh-integrity NbS credits drive calls for stronger data and hybrid monitoring -webinar
Rising demand for high-integrity nature-based credits continues to support prices and increase the need for higher-quality data, with Earth observation (EO) and ground-based measurements being combined to verify carbon project outcomes, a webinar heard on Wednesday.
Read MoreIn the northeastern US, forest carbon programmes aim to recruit small forest owners facing economic pressures
Forest carbon programmes are aiming to recruit small forest owners in Maine as economic pressures push many to timber their forests prematurely or sell land to developers, carbon developers said Wednesday.
Read MoreBrazilian development bank approves over $56 mln for BTG Pactual’s reforestation, restoration efforts
Brazil’s national development bank has approved a R$300 million ($56.6 mln) investment in BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group’s (BTG Pactual TIG) reforestation and restoration carbon credit strategy.
Read MoreBCA unveils partnership to develop framework, operationalise high-integrity biodiversity credit principles
The Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) has established a partnership with multilateral institutions and a scientific standards body to operationalise high-integrity rules for emerging biodiversity credit markets through a new assessment framework, it announced Wednesday.
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