INTERVIEW: Alliance maps path to unlock Africa-led DSI finance for bioeconomy
The African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) has brought together a group of stakeholders in Italy to design a roadmap for making digital sequencing information (DSI) an investable part of the bioeconomy, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Renewable developer pushes back against mandatory approach for EU nature market
An EU scheme for nature credits could help mobilise funding for conservation, but participation for the renewable energy sector should not be made mandatory, a major developer told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: How small Caribbean islands are seeking $200 mln of disruptive biodiversity finance
Small Caribbean islands are attempting to overhaul biodiversity finance in the region with a model that has targeted $200 million by 2030, an ambassador has said.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: French developers to sell first voluntary biodiversity certificates under national scheme
Two developers have teamed up to bring the first voluntary biodiversity certificates to market under the French national scheme, with units generated from a restoration project and sales expected to gain momentum next month, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: New Chilean govt to decide the future of regulated biodiversity credits market
Chile’s newly elected presidency will determine whether to enact near-final regulations establishing the region’s first regulated voluntary biodiversity credit (VBC) market, introduce flexibilities allowing their use in mandatory offsets, or reopen the framework for further revisions, the architect of the rules told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: EU water law – the “next victim of deregulation”?
The fate of the EU’s flagship Water Framework Directive (WFD) will be determined by an upcoming revision that could weaken the 25-year-old environmental protections, a Brussels-based NGO told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreCF Asia: INTERVIEW – NZU prices won’t recover until uncapped forestry dealt with, former minister says
Prices in New Zealand’s ETS will continue to come under pressure from forestry-issued units absent any changes, the country’s former climate minister told Carbon Pulse on Tuesday – despite legislative tweaks to restrict farm-to-forest conversions last year.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Canadian firm launches to scale Indigenous‑led biodiversity credits in British Columbia
A newly launched Canadian firm is working to adapt Savimbo’s methodology to British Columbia’s (BC) ecosystems in a bid to scale Indigenous-led biodiversity credit projects across the region, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Momentum is building in Southeast Asia, if uneven, project developer says
Bilateral Article 6 agreements signed between countries in Southeast Asia is attracting “serious capital” to the region, according to a local project developer, as the market eyes a potential recovery.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: UK land use map can guide investment in nature-based solutions
The English government has announced a plan to create a single map to guide the most impactful types of nature recovery, as part of a scheme to ensure the country’s long-term resilience, with experts saying it can help steer investment in nature-based solutions (NbS).
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