UK programme launches network to integrate biodiversity in the financial system
A UK research and innovation programme has allocated £3 million to launch a network aimed at hastening the integration of biodiversity into the financial system.
Read MoreHalting biodiversity loss ranked as top priority in 2024 by companies and public institutions, report says
More than 100 experts have agreed to identify biodiversity and ecosystem protection as the top priority for systemic change in a report published by French non-for-profit ChangeNow and realised in partnership with consultancy KPMG.
Read MoreAustralian state updates koala protection, housing plan
The New South Wales state government has committed A$100 million ($65 mln) to a conservation plan designed to protect koalas while at the same time deliver housing in southwestern Sydney.
Read MoreUK govt allocates £25 mln to restore critical nature habitats
The UK government has announced £25 million in funding towards 20 projects aimed at protecting and restoring wildlife habitats across a total area equivalent to the size of York.
Read MoreSoy production linked to “shocking” land clearance in Brazil’s Cerrado and the Amazon, study says
Nearly 60,000 hectares of forest was cleared in Brazil’s Cerrado and the Amazon in late 2023, with likely ties to the supply chains of some of the world’s largest soy exporters, including Bunge and Cargill, a report has found.
Read MoreBCA’s Indigenous Peoples panel releases biodiversity credits recommendations, opens consultation
The Community Advisory Panel (CAP) of the UN-backed Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) has released draft recommendations on biodiversity credits for consultation, in a bid to bring attention to Indigenous People and local communities’ rights in the emerging voluntary market.
Read MoreNZ minister walks back Significant Natural Areas announcement after deemed unlawful
Just one day after it announced local councils would no longer have to comply with Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) considerations, the New Zealand government has had to retract its announcement after realising it would be unlawful to do so.
Read MoreUS investor liquidates biodiversity fund
US-headquartered Karner Blue Capital (KBC) has liquidated its biodiversity fund after five years following difficulties in attracting sufficient capital, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreEnglish directors could be personally liable for failing to consider nature risks, lawyers say
English and Welsh company board directors could be personally liable for breaching their duties by failing to consider relevant nature-related risks, leading to employment termination with financial consequences, lawyers said on Wednesday.
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