COMMENT: From public good to bankable cash flow – the real role of nature credits, and banks
Nature credits can support private investment in restoration, but only when embedded within a broader framework of regulatory obligations, subsidy reform, and high-integrity market rules.
Read MoreSydney investment firm rolls out global natural capital fund
A Sydney-based investment manager and forestry firm launched its first global natural capital strategy fund, which will invest across forestry, agriculture, carbon, and biodiversity markets.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Biodiversity markets face governance concerns amid growing fragmentation
Fast growth in the biodiversity credit market is outpacing the development of robust governance frameworks, with experts stressing the need to urgently address fragmentation and integrity issues.
Read MoreEcologists’ habitat condition judgements really matter for UK biodiversity net gain -report
Natural variability in professional judgement can have a big influence on developers’ obligations under England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy as ecologists’ habitat assessments determine how many units must be delivered or purchased, a study said this week.
Read MoreIntegrity trumps price as voluntary biodiversity market shows early signs of growth -report
Demand for voluntary biodiversity credits is being shaped more by integrity than price as the market moves from scheme design to early commercial activity, a new report has said.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Swiss nature finance initiative eyes startup network, biodiversity pilot as first projects
A Swiss initiative being spun out into an independent foundation to help build a domestic nature market is developing a biodiversity finance pilot, nature tech networking initiatives, and a training programme as part of its first wave of activities, representatives told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Nature credit projects face credibility test amid monitoring, additionality concerns
Many voluntary nature credit projects fail to meet the minimum due diligence standards, with the biggest issues regarding baselining, permanence, and additionality, experts told a webinar on Wednesday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Italian water resilience project for fashion sector expects €10 mln by 2029, eyes biodiversity credits
An Italian nature-based solutions (NbS) project aimed at improving water resilience for the fashion sector, while also seeking to generate biodiversity credits, expects to raise at least €10 million by 2029, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreAustralia’s revised environmental offsets standard still fails to stack up, conservation body says
Australia’s second attempt at drafting its National Environmental Standard for Environmental Offsets still has glaring integrity issues that have yet to be resolved, according to a conservation body.
Read MoreFinnish organisation to set up buyers’ club for nature credits
A Finnish landowners’ association has announced plans to set up a buyers’ club for nature credits as part of its efforts to support market uptake in the country.
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