AI models can bring biodiversity monitoring at scale closer to auditable measurements -study
Advances in artificial intelligence mean scalable biodiversity measurement is increasingly within reach, shifting the remaining challenge from data collection towards designing the governance, metrics, and institutions needed to support credible reporting and market-based incentives, according to researchers.
Read MoreBRIEFING: SIDS seek to turn marine protected areas from pure conservation zones to investable assets
Small island developing states (SIDS) are calling for marine protected areas (MPAs) to be recognised as investable assets rather than purely conservation zones, arguing that private finance will only flow when nature is recognised as infrastructure that delivers economic, social, and climate resilience benefits.
Read MoreAttracting private finance for nature does not automatically lead to conservation success -report
Providing routes for private finance to flow to biodiversity projects such as via nature credits and ecotourism does not automatically lead to conservation success, a group of researchers warned this week.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Indian developer turns to birdsong to win over buyers
An Indian carbon project developer is deploying bioacoustic monitoring across its agroforestry projects, betting that hard data on biodiversity can convince cautious corporate buyers to enter the voluntary carbon market.
Read MoreNon-profit, researchers publish guide to transparent deforestation risk assessment in cocoa sector
A US-headquartered non-profit dedicated to sustainable solutions for the global cocoa sector launched a new methodology to strengthen deforestation risk assessment across supply chains.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Canada must install nature compliance markets, learn from neighbours
Canada must learn from international programmes and install nature compliance markets to ensure protection of its vast natural resources, according to a report that sets a roadmap for making nature relevant for government and business.
Read MoreUtilities giant flags water scarcity, waste management as key nature-related business risks under TNFD
A French-headquartered utilities company has identified water withdrawals, resource regeneration, and hazardous waste management as some of its most material nature-related dependencies, impacts, and financial risks in its latest Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) assessment.
Read MoreMajor AI governance frameworks ignore risks to nature
Two influential blueprints for governing Artificial Intelligence cover national security, job security, and human freedom, but fail to address AI’s vast potential to accelerate resource extraction and the destruction of nature, a campaign group said during the UN’s inaugural dialogue on AI governance in Geneva this week.
Read MoreBottom trawling threatens seabirds, cetaceans in UK MPAs -NGO
A new report said that some three quarters of site assessments for UK marine protected areas (MPAs) designated to safeguard whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seabirds identify bottom trawling as a threat requiring management.
Read MoreColombian corporates eye water credits as water neutrality gains traction -industry rep
Companies in Colombia are increasingly adopting corporate water stewardship frameworks, with voluntary water credits beginning to attract interest as businesses explore strategies to achieve water neutrality commitments, an industry association representative said on a webinar.
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