Amazon deforestation falls by over 30%, records largest drop in 15 years
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon fell by more than 30% between Aug. 2023 and July 2024, marking the most significant percentage drop in 15 years, according to government data.
Read MoreNature mapping company launches project insights platform for greater transparency
A provider of audit-grade nature mapping insights has launched an online project insights platform to offer tracking of project performance and greater transparency into impact claims.
Read MoreVCM MONTHLY DATA: Highest October issuance, retirement levels for three years puts market on track for record year
Last month saw the highest October figures for voluntary carbon credit retirements and issuances for three years, data analysed by Carbon Pulse shows.
Read MoreBrazil’s Para to launch $44 mln forest restoration concession -official
The environmental secretary of Brazil’s Para said the state will launch at COP29 a R$250 million ($44 mln) concession for the restoration of 10,000 hectares of forest with the intention of generating carbon credits.
Read MoreColombian afforestation projects often use non-native species, unsuited ecosystems -study
A peer-reviewed study of dozens of afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) projects in Colombia has found that while they have removed over 100 million tonnes of CO2, afforestation often uses non-native species or situates projects in ecologically inappropriate biomes.
Read MoreNew GCF policy to channel ‘hundreds of millions’ into REDD+
The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) recently adopted policy on REDD+ results-based payments could drive “hundreds of millions” to developing nations, the organisation said this week.
Read MoreCarbon standard unveils first nature stewardship credit pilots
A carbon standard will pilot its methodology for nature stewardship credits across two sites in Canada and Zambia, with plans to onboard additional projects in the coming months, the company told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreGold Standard consults on multiple key carbon crediting documents
Gold Standard has opened consultations on multiple guiding documents relating to carbon crediting projects this week as the registry builds on recent approval obtained from the UN to supply the current phase of the CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme.
Read MoreAmazon’s climate fund backs new peatland standard in Ireland
US e-commerce giant Amazon will support a new voluntary certification programme in Ireland aimed at restoring 700,000 hectares of degraded peatlands that could avoid up to 2 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Read MoreEmissions cuts could alter global ocean heat balance through 2100, researchers warn
Efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions later this century could drastically alter the way oceans absorb and distribute heat, with lasting impacts on climate patterns, a new study has found.
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