Agriculture has wiped out biodiversity over a third of the planet’s land, report estimates

Published 16:04 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:04 on February 5, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

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.

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NGOs advise EU Commission to include biodiversity credits in agricultural reform

Published 14:40 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 14:40 on February 5, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

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.

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UK company releases framework for corporate claims on nature

Published 13:34 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:34 on February 5, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

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.

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Colombian developer to market up to 30k biodiversity credits this year

Published 09:57 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:57 on February 5, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Biodiversity, EMEA, South & Central

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.

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FEATURE: US aid freeze hits nature programmes as experts grapple with funding dilemma

Published 08:22 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 08:22 on February 5, 2025  / /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

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.

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UK’s new agri-environment schemes could benefit farming, but most farmers still not confident -report

Published 00:01 on February 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:24 on February 4, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based

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.

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Biodiversity Pulse: Tuesday February 4, 2025

Published 16:37 on February 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:37 on February 4, 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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Financial alliance pauses nature transition work

Published 13:41 on February 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:41 on February 4, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

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.

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BRIEFING: Australia’s Nature Repair Market gearing up, but what comes next?  

Published 07:44 on February 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 07:44 on February 4, 2025  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia, Biodiversity

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.

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85% of asset owners take steps to integrate biodiversity into sustainability strategies -report

Published 15:01 on February 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:01 on February 3, 2025  / /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

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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