Agriculture has wiped out biodiversity over a third of the planet’s land, report estimates
The agricultural industry has destroyed biodiversity over an area of 55 million square kilometres across its supply chain, a report by CDC Biodiversite has estimated.
Read MoreNGOs advise EU Commission to include biodiversity credits in agricultural reform
A group of global NGOs has included funding biodiversity credits among the steps that the EU Commission should take to mobilise financing under the bloc’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform.
Read MoreUK company releases framework for corporate claims on nature
An England-based nature tech company released on Tuesday a framework seeking to steer private organisations to invest in nature, including a hierarchy of metrics to measure the recovery of ecosystems.
Read MoreColombian developer to market up to 30k biodiversity credits this year
A Colombian developer and asset manager is planning to put on sale up to 30,000 biodiversity credits later this year generated within a marine conservation project in Zanzibar, the company told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreFEATURE: US aid freeze hits nature programmes as experts grapple with funding dilemma
The US administration’s sudden decision to freeze all foreign assistance programmes is having far-reaching impacts on biodiversity and climate projects worldwide, with some weighing options to bridge the funding gap amid fears that the move could foreshadow a permanent cut to aid for nature conservation.
Read MoreUK’s new agri-environment schemes could benefit farming, but most farmers still not confident -report
The UK’s new agri-environment schemes and England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy could make the average farmer better off, but the majority of farmers are still not confident they will benefit from changes, a new report has found.
Read MoreFinancial alliance pauses nature transition work
The influential Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) is pausing its work on nature in net-zero transition planning to focus on fundraising, it has said.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Australia’s Nature Repair Market gearing up, but what comes next?
Australia’s pioneering Nature Repair Market (NRM) is set to open in early 2025, but the scheme is unlikely to see a rush of participants, experts say.
Read More85% of asset owners take steps to integrate biodiversity into sustainability strategies -report
Around 65% of surveyed asset owners and managers worldwide have incorporated nature and biodiversity into their sustainability strategies, while a further 20% plan to do so, according to a report released last week.
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