COP30: XPRIZE winner launches Indigenous-led conservation fund
A winning XPRIZE team is using its award funding to launch a new financial vehicle aimed at shifting conservation leadership into the hands of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Read MoreBrazilian Amazon states release integrity guide to steer higher-quality carbon projects
A new guide for developing high-integrity carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon has been launched to support developers in navigating Brazil’s evolving carbon governance landscape and producing higher-quality nature-based projects that can attract stronger market demand.
Read MoreCOP30: MDBs unveil blueprint to scale private investment for nature
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) have released a ‘playbook’ aimed at mobilising large-scale private investment into ecosystem protection, setting out a model to treat natural systems as infrastructure assets while using biodiversity credits.
Read MoreGlobal natural forest map offers baseline for EUDR checks
Researchers have produced an AI-powered global 2020 natural forest map, offering a consistent probabilistic baseline that can be applied directly to monitoring needs under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and other conservation frameworks, the authors said.Â
Read MoreCOP30: EXCLUSIVE – Brazilian developer, ecological institute partner for restoration carbon projects
A Brazilian project developer and ecological institute have sealed at COP30 a partnership for carbon and forest restoration projects, starting in the country’s Atlantic Forest.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Stakeholders weigh in on federal budget outlook for nature projects in Canada
Environmental organisations are split on Canada’s 2025 federal budget, with some critical of its implications for nature and others suggesting it creates a window of opportunity for developing more credible afforestation, reforestation, and restoration (ARR) projects in Canada while reducing the burden on taxpayers.
Read MoreFrench organisations announce biodiversity certificate method for agriculture
Two France-based organisations have partnered to develop a biodiversity certificate methodology tailored to the agricultural sector.
Read MoreCOP30: DRC environment minister says national carbon market regulator will establish carbon registry by end of 2025
The environmental minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told an audience at COP30 on Thursday that the nation’s carbon market regulatory authority is critical to capturing full benefits from the region’s forestry projects.
Read MoreCOP30: High verification costs and policy gaps holding back marine carbon removal
Turning marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) into a reliable source of carbon credits will require far more rigorous science and costly monitoring, scientists said Tuesday.
Read MoreDigital MRV key to restoring trust, scale in forest carbon markets -webinar
The future of forest carbon accounting and the effort to rebuild market confidence hinge on digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV), speakers at a recent online event suggested.
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