Financing supports expansion of US stream and wetland restoration platform
A US mitigation banking platform has secured financing to support the expansion of its portfolio of stream and wetland restoration assets.
Read MoreOcean finance has risen sharply but remains far below levels needed for climate and conservation goals -analysis
Ocean finance has grown over the past decade, but funding remains concentrated outside some of the sectors most directly tied to decarbonisation and climate resilience, according to a new analysis.
Read MoreGoogle frames water stewardship as it looks to expand data centre capacity
Google launched new guidelines for water management as it expands its data centre footprint, alongside a $17-million boost to its water replenishment initiative.
Read MoreFAO guidance seeks alignment on tree crop mapping data
New guidance published this week seeks to improve the consistency and transparency of spatial data used to monitor deforestation-linked commodity supply chains.
Read MoreAI drives rising water, land, carbon footprints -UN report
The surge in AI is driving growing water, land, and carbon footprints, which are set to increase, said a report by the UN University published on Wednesday.
Read MoreFirst review of global biodiversity agreement finds countries off track for 2030 targets
National efforts to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) fall short of the ambition needed to achieve its 2030 targets, according to the first review of progress published by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Read MoreOffsets firm founder sentenced to 14 years in US prison over $248 mln fraud scheme
A co-founder of a California-based carbon offsets developer and fintech startup has been sentenced to 14 years in a US prison after admitting to a years-long fraud scheme that prosecutors said caused $248 million in losses to lenders and investors.
Read MoreFederal, policy roadmap shows US incentives needed to unlock 1 mln tonnes mCDR
Flagging waning federal investment in marine carbon removal (mCDR), a non-profit published a roadmap on Monday with policy and regulatory changes the US needs to implement to advance to the million-tonne scale of deployment.
Read MoreNorth American organic fertiliser emissions below IPCC defaults, but swine manure emerges as hotspot -study
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from North American agricultural soils amended with organic fertilisers are substantially lower on average than the default factors used in international greenhouse gas inventories, though certain manure types and management practices remain significant emissions hotspots, according to a new study.
Read MoreCarbon removals vulnerable to uncertain demand, concentration -report
Concentration among a handful of buyers, weakening prices, and policy uncertainty are threatening the scale-up of carbon removal (CDR) despite recent growth in the sector, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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