Nestle Waters faces rising pressure over alleged environmental crimes
New footage of mass environmental contamination in France has fanned the flames of a case implicating Nestle, with the conglomerate’s bottled water division accused of illegally dumping plastic waste in eastern France for over a decade, according to media reports.
Read MoreNature conservation laws can protect countries from fund withdrawals -paper
The Kunming Declaration led fund managers to move portfolios to countries deemed to have lower biodiversity-related risk, but conservation laws can help deter investor withdrawals, a paper has said.
Read MoreBrazilian development bank approves R$87 mln in financing for Atlantic Forest restoration project
A forest restoration initiative in Brazil has secured new public financing from Brazil’s national development bank to rehabilitate Atlantic Forest ecosystems while generating carbon credits and biodiversity benefits.
Read MoreIndonesia’s mangrove finance growth hinges on transaction readiness -report
Indonesia’s mangrove financing has grown more complex, backed by public budgets, international partnerships, and market mechanisms, but scaling up will depend on making projects transaction ready, a report said.
Read MoreReport estimates Australian companies with biggest biodiversity impacts
The Australian companies with the largest direct impacts on species extinction risk have been estimated in land-conversion terms in a report.
Read MoreUK govt-backed nature fund raises £65 mln for carbon, biodiversity markets
A carbon credit and biodiversity net gain (BNG)-focused nature fund, backed by the UK government, has raised £64.6 million at its first close towards a target of at least £90 mln.
Read MoreNature-based solutions are central to economic stability in the Philippines -report
Nature-based solutions (NbS) are key to economic stability, food security, and disaster risk reduction in the Philippines, according to a report shared with Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreNordic forestry companies back drone-based tree felling
Forestry firms based across Sweden and Finland have this week committed funds to a pilot project aiming to reduce the sector’s environmental impact by using drones to fell trees from the air.
Read MoreScale nature-based solutions to reverse wetland loss in APAC, research says
Nature-based solutions (NbS), including biodiversity credits, should be scaled to tackle wetland loss in the Asia-Pacific region, a development bank said on Wednesday.
Read MoreAfrican crude oil pipeline a threat to emissions, fresh water supplies -study
The world’s longest heated crude oil pipeline will be a “carbon bomb” that cuts through one of Africa’s most extensive freshwater systems, a non-profit has warned as the project approaches commissioning in July.
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