EU, China launch biodiversity monitoring initiative

Published 14:20 on February 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:20 on February 3, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, China, EMEA

The EU and China have launched a four-year project aimed at improving biodiversity and climate monitoring by combining artificial intelligence (AI) with ground and remote sensing data.

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WRI calls for biodiversity markets to fund conservation

Published 13:03 on February 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:03 on February 3, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Stronger biodiversity-related markets are needed to help drive financing towards nature, as carbon markets are falling short of expectations, the head of the World Resources Institute (WRI) has said.

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Australian govt defers nature positive bills until after election

Published 22:48 on February 2, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:56 on February 3, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

The Australian government has deferred legislation to establish federal environmental protection and information-gathering agencies until after the upcoming election, local media reported.

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UK govt launches consultation on land use framework

Published 14:04 on January 31, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:04 on January 31, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The UK government launched on Friday a public consultation on a framework aimed at enhancing decision-making on land use across the country, with potential implications for the emerging nature markets.

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Liechtenstein private bank, UK analytics firm partner to enhance biodiversity risk assessment

Published 12:33 on January 31, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:33 on January 31, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A Liechtenstein-headquartered private bank and asset manager has teamed up with a UK-based nature analytics company to better assess how its investments impact biodiversity.

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Biodiversity Pulse: Thursday January 30, 2025

Published 16:14 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:14 on January 30, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, Newsletters

A twice-weekly summary of our biodiversity news plus bite-sized updates from around the world. All articles in this edition are free to read (no subscription required).

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UK nature credit company acquires South African developer

Published 14:50 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:50 on January 30, 2025  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA

An England-based nature tech company announced on Thursday it has reached an agreement to acquire a South Africa-headquartered project developer, aiming to advance its ongoing work on nature credits.

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Nature risk company raises €3.8 mln in seed funding

Published 14:22 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:22 on January 30, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Nala Earth has raised €3.8 million in seed funding towards its goal of helping to integrate nature risk into corporate decision-making and spur ecosystem restoration, bringing the total amount raised to €5.5 mln.

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AI-powered platform launches to advance corporate action on nature

Published 11:55 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:55 on January 30, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

An AI-powered business intelligence unit launched on Thursday to help private organisations take action on nature, including exploring opportunities in the nascent biodiversity credit market.

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Swiss startup raises further $16 mln for scaling PFAS destruction technology

Published 11:39 on January 30, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:39 on January 30, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A Zurich-based startup has raised $16 million in seed funding to scale its economically sustainable technology aimed at destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) molecules from wastewater, the company announced Thursday.

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