BioCarbon revamps biodiversity credit standard
BioCarbon has released a revamped version of its biodiversity credit standard, including making credits eligible for offsetting and strengthening safeguards to protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights.
Read MoreCali fund to launch at resuming COP16 talks in Rome
The long-awaited financial mechanism for sharing benefits from the use of digital sequence information (DSI) from genetic resources will be officially launched during the first day of the resuming UN COP16 biodiversity talks, due to be held in Italy next week.
Read More‘Biodiversity net gain is a success’, 47 organisations tell UK govt
Some 47 UK investment firms, environmental market actors, and property companies have signed an open letter to the government, championing the role of biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy in driving a “sustainable housebuilding revolution”.
Read MoreCentral banks urged to address nature degradation impacts on prices
Central banks should address the impacts of biodiversity loss alongside climate-related factors in monetary policy, as nature degradation has the potential to affect price stability in the long term, according to a policy brief released this week.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity net gain broker announces soil testing partnership
An English consultancy with a newly launched biodiversity net gain (BNG) broker service has announced a soil testing partnership to back up nature claims.
Read MoreUNEP FI signs partnerships to advance financial nature reporting
The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has signed two global partnerships aimed at advancing nature-related disclosures among financial institutions, it announced on Tuesday.
Read MoreVoluntary biodiversity credit sales hit $5.6 mln, report estimates
Sales of voluntary biodiversity credits have hit almost $5.6 million globally, with Oceanian projects dominating the transactions, according to analysts.
Read MoreFrench govt eyes expansion of national biodiversity credit scheme
A committee brought together by the French government gathered this week to lay the groundwork for expanding the national biodiversity credit market, with five organisations ready to generate units over the next couple of years.
Read MoreMarine biodiversity credits attracting high interest, alliance says
Marine biodiversity credits are attracting a lot of interest from market actors, though transaction values are growing slowly, a Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) executive has said.
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