UNOC: Nature Positive Initiative announces ‘ocean positive’ process

Published 17:23 on June 10, 2025 / Last updated at 17:23 on June 10, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity

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The Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) has begun the initial process to find metrics that corporations can use to work towards “ocean positive” actions.

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UNOC: High Seas Treaty approaches critical threshold

Published 21:34 on June 9, 2025 / Last updated at 21:34 on June 9, 2025 / and / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), International (UN Climate Talks, UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) opened in Nice on Monday with announcements for the High Seas Treaty, 30×30, and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

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UNOC: European govts lead push to revive plastic treaty talks

Published 17:16 on June 9, 2025 / Last updated at 17:47 on June 10, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), International (UN Climate Talks, UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The governments of Norway, Germany, and the UK are spearheading an initiative in Nice to get negotiations for a first-ever UN plastic treaty back on track, ahead of a make-or-break summit in August.

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PREVIEW: UN Ocean Conference to decide the future of marine conservation

Published 14:11 on June 5, 2025 / Last updated at 14:11 on June 5, 2025 / and / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Stakes are high for efforts to tackle the marine biodiversity crisis when France next week hosts the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC).

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New hires boost Carbon Pulse coverage of key carbon, nature markets ahead of new products launch

Published 03:14 on May 31, 2025 / Last updated at 03:22 on May 31, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific, EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM, UN Climate Talks, UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments), Data Dives

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Carbon Pulse has made a string of new hires across Europe and Latin America that will add to its already industry-leading coverage of carbon and nature markets across the regions, as well as bolster its data journalism offering.

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FEATURE: Glacier survey aims to uncover climate impacts of airborne microplastics  

Published 11:00 on May 29, 2025 / Last updated at 11:10 on May 29, 2025 / / Americas (US & Canada), Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), Insights (Features), International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A pioneering study of airborne microplastics from analysing glacier snow aims to understand more about their climate-related impacts, with potential implications for regulating the plastics industry.

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EU introduces country-based benchmarks against deforestation

Published 15:46 on May 22, 2025 / Last updated at 15:46 on May 22, 2025 / / EMEA (Europe), International (UN Climate Talks, UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity

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The European Commission has published a benchmarking system that will accompany the EU’s anti-deforestation regulation, classifying countries according to their ‘level of risk’.

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Little GEF nature financing reaches local communities, report says

Published 11:44 on May 19, 2025 / Last updated at 11:44 on May 19, 2025 / / Asia Pacific, International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Africa

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Too little Global Environment Facility (GEF) funding reached Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs and LCs), where it was most needed over 2023-25, and it often failed to align with local priorities, according to a briefing led by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

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1.5C targets not able to limit the transgression of climate change planetary boundary -study

Published 00:11 on May 16, 2025 / Last updated at 00:11 on May 16, 2025 / / Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA (Europe), International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity

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The planetary boundaries related to climate change, and nitrogen and phosphorus balances will continue to worsen in the long run—even in the best-case scenario—due to the inertia of current and future pollution trends, according to a new study.

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INTERVIEW: Nature Positive Initiative launches global metrics pilot

Published 00:01 on May 7, 2025 / Last updated at 16:31 on May 6, 2025 / / EMEA (Europe), Insights (Interviews), International (UN Nature & Biodiversity Talks), Nature & Biodiversity, Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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The influential Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) on Wednesday launched a pilot of its draft metrics for businesses and financial institutions in a bid to enable the measuring of progress towards nature positive.

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