Norwegian startup secures €3.7 mln to address biodiversity, climate risks in real estate sector

Published 12:38 on March 6, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:38 on March 6, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A Norwegian startup has raised €3.7 million in seed funding to advance its platform aimed at enabling European real estate companies to manage biodiversity- and climate-related risks.

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FEATURE: EU advisory group resources are limiting biodiversity work for taxonomy

Published 15:24 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:24 on March 5, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

The ability of the influential Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) to fulfil its mission of helping to enhance the EU Taxonomy, in areas including biodiversity, is hindered by its reliance on volunteer labour, a member of the group has told Carbon Pulse.

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Environmental impact fund raises €300 mln at first close

Published 15:13 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 15:13 on March 5, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

A French asset manager announced this week that it has secured €300 million for an impact fund investing in solutions to mitigate biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change.

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WWF launches Deforestation-Free Leather Fund with $10 mln target

Published 12:01 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:43 on March 6, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

WWF has launched a fund that seeks to galvanise collective action to tackle Brazilian deforestation and land degradation in leather supply chains with a target raise of $10 million within three years.

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European Investment Bank to back French voluntary biodiversity credits

Published 11:59 on March 5, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:59 on March 5, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has teamed up with a Paris-based consultancy firm to help scale voluntary biodiversity credit transactions in France, with a view to backing the market uptake across the EU.

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Biodiversity Pulse: Tuesday March 4, 2025

Published 16:40 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 16:40 on March 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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Biodiversity net gain has been harder for small companies, UK govt advisor says

Published 13:35 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 13:35 on March 4, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Smaller developers have struggled more with biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements than larger companies, an executive representing the government’s nature adviser has said.

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Google unveils accelerator for nature tech startups

Published 11:58 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 11:58 on March 4, 2025  / /  Americas, Biodiversity, Canada, South & Central, US

US giant Google has launched its first accelerator for startups using technology to protect, manage, and restore biodiversity, amid continuous growth of the global nature tech market.

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UN plastic treaty talks to resume in August in Geneva

Published 09:11 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 09:11 on March 4, 2025  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA, International

Negotiations on the first-ever global treaty to tackle plastic pollution will resume in August in Switzerland after countries were unable to reach an agreement during talks in South Korea last December.

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New suite of news and intelligence products to celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse

Published 03:00 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 10:44 on March 4, 2025  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Australia, Aviation/CORSIA, Bavardage, Biodiversity, Canada, Carbon Taxes, CBAM, China, Climate Talks, EMEA, EU ETS, International, Japan, Kyoto Mechanisms, Mexico, Middle East, Nature-based, New Zealand, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, RINs & LCFS, Shipping, South & Central, South Korea, Switzerland, UK ETS, US, Voluntary

To celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse, we are announcing the launch of two new subscription products – Net Zero Pulse and Nature & Biodiversity Pulse – to enhance our suite of specialist news and intelligence offerings.

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