BRIEFING: UK launches roadmap for high-integrity marine natural capital markets
The UK has launched a roadmap for high-integrity marine natural capital markets in order to safeguard its coastal environment and ensure investor confidence, which will be supported by the rollout of country-wide codes for coastal ecosystem services.
Read MoreFrench company edges closer to issuing water credits
A French environmental company has moved one step closer to issuing water credits, as its methodology has been validated by an independent verification body following the launch of a pilot in Mexico.
Read MoreEcuador’s debt-for-nature swap still missing key policies, one year on, says NGO
One year after Ecuador’s debt-for-nature swap — the world’s largest to date — there is still no evidence that the country has operating procedures in place to allocate funds or guide investment, according to a report released by a Latin American debt justice NGO this month.
Read MoreIndonesian financier invests in cocoa butter alternative to protect forests
Indonesian venture builder Terratai has invested in Dutch cosmetics company Forestwise to help establish a market for a more sustainable alternative to cocoa butter, in a bid to tackle deforestation.
Read MoreIreland leads group of EU countries in pushing to save contentious nature law
Ireland is guiding a group of EU member states seeking to rescue a proposed law to restore at least 20% of the bloc’s land and sea areas by 2030, following a year of back and forth between co-legislators.
Read MoreNature Tech Alliance launches to help firms reduce their impact on biodiversity
A group of tech companies on Tuesday announced the launch of the Nature Tech Alliance, a global partnership to help businesses understand, manage, and reduce their impact on nature.
Read MoreUp to €48 bln of EU subsidies supports activities harmful to nature, WWF says
EU countries are directing between €34 billion and €48 bln of European subsidies annually into activities that harm biodiversity, with the majority of them allocated to agriculture, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Read More140 organisations urge EU countries to stop thwarting nature laws
Over 140 civil society organisations have penned an open letter sounding the alarm over the recent rollback of environmental measures in the EU ahead of the European Parliament’s elections scheduled for next month.
Read MoreThousands of wildlife species affected by illegal trafficking worldwide, UNODC says
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that wildlife trafficking has not been substantially reduced over the last two decades, despite some positive progress.
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