Verra opens applications for Nature Framework expert panel

Published 09:23 on December 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 09:23 on December 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Crediting standard Verra has opened applications for a panel of biodiversity experts that will be tasked with reviewing projects under its Nature Framework, the company announced Thursday.

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Brazilian state, national development bank launch $9.5 mln notice for Atlantic Forest restoration

Published 05:54 on December 19, 2024  /  Last updated at 05:54 on December 19, 2024  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

A Brazilian state and the country’s national development bank announced Wednesday the launch of a public notice of up to R$60 million ($9.5 mln) to support about 30 local ecological restoration projects in the Atlantic Forest biome.

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INTERVIEW: French biodiversity credit scheme risks incentivising offsetting over impact avoidance

Published 15:59 on December 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:59 on December 18, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The voluntary biodiversity credit scheme announced in France could incentivise offsetting over the reduction and avoidance of impacts on nature, as the underlying rules have raised serious doubts over their effectiveness in recent years, a biodiversity consultant has told Carbon Pulse.

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New study could ‘lay the groundwork’ for biodiversity credit markets, author says

Published 15:04 on December 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:04 on December 18, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

A soon-to-be-released method has proven effective in detecting hundreds of species in the Amazon combining AI and remote devices, with researchers planning to implement it globally in a way that could support science-based nature markets, the project leader told Carbon Pulse.

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Deep shifts in tackling biodiversity crisis can unlock business opportunities in the trillions, report finds

Published 12:40 on December 18, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:40 on December 18, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Fundamental shifts in how the world deals with the biodiversity crisis are urgently needed to halt and reverse nature loss, and could generate over $10 trillion in business opportunity value if implemented immediately, according to a report released Wednesday by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

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Biodiversity Pulse: Tuesday December 17, 2024

Published 16:37 on December 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 16:37 on December 17, 2024  / /  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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FEATURE: Why Trump’s return might not derail the global nature agenda

Published 14:13 on December 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 14:13 on December 17, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

US President-elect Donald Trump’s influence on the global nature agenda may be limited, with policy leaders in areas such as Europe continuing to strengthen action on biodiversity risks unabated, according to experts.

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INTERVIEW: Biodiversity credits could help African smallholders access global markets

Published 13:54 on December 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:54 on December 17, 2024  / /  Africa, Biodiversity, EMEA

Biodiversity credit markets have the potential to finance African smallholders’ transition towards sustainable practices and help them meet new regulations such as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the vice president of a Nairobi-headquartered organisation told Carbon Pulse.

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Major asset managers lead opposition to biodiversity resolutions, NGO finds

Published 15:06 on December 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 15:06 on December 17, 2024  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

Shareholders submitted a record number of biodiversity-related resolutions this year, though most of them have been blocked due to the opposition of some of the world’s biggest asset managers, an NGO has said.

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Restoration project in England sells second batch of biodiversity credits

Published 13:42 on December 17, 2024  /  Last updated at 13:42 on December 17, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A Newcastle-headquartered software consultancy and a London-based property investment company have purchased the second batch of voluntary biodiversity credits generated through a nature restoration project in England.

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