UPDATE: Investors ask US regulator to block JBS listing over environmental concerns
Eighteen investors managing $22 billion have co-signed a letter asking the US financial regulator to stop Brazilian meat giant JBS from listing in the US following concerns around transparency that are refuted by the corporation.
Read MoreDutch company plans to develop first nature credits in mid-2025 under Verra’s framework
A Netherlands-headquartered environmental company plans to develop its first nature credits under Verra’s Nature Framework in mid-2025 as part of a restoration project in Portugal, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreAustralia picks first methodology under Nature Repair Market scheme, opens consultations
The Australian government on Tuesday launched two one-month consultations on the biodiversity assessment instruments and methodology determinations of its Nature Repair Market (NRM) scheme, including eligible lands, activities, and monitoring guidelines.
Read MoreCDC Biodiversite flags biodiversity metric “misconceptions”
Aggregated ecosystem condition metrics remain relevant for measuring the impacts of nature funds despite misunderstandings about their application, French data provider CDC Biodiversite said in a paper on Monday.
Read MoreSwedish platform sees first commercial biodiversity credit transaction
A Swedish exchange offering trade in biodiversity credits on Tuesday announced its first transaction, with a sales and marketing firm picking up units from the protection of an 11-hectare forest area for five years.
Read MoreAustralian Cassowary Credit methodology, standard put out for consultation
The market regulator overseeing Australia’s reef credit scheme has published a draft Cassowary Credit standard and Rainforest Replanting methodology for a 30-day consultation, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreMicrobes bliss out on white noise, scientists find sound sweet spot that could reverse landscape damage
‘Sound bathing’ can benefit more than just humans, with a study from an Australian university finding even microorganisms enjoy white noise that can help restore degraded landscapes.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Making fuels from plastics using hydrogenolysis moves one step closer
Researchers at a Swiss university have made an important advance in the use of a hydrogen-based process for the chemical recycling of plastics, which could ultimately enable the conversion of plastic waste into fuels.
Read MoreNational biodiversity plans do not go far enough, WWF tracker finds
Many of the national biodiversity plans that have been submitted in time for COP16 do not go far enough, WWF said on Monday following the launch of a tracker tool.
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