INTERVIEW: Ecoregions seen as potential bridge to scale nature markets beyond local offsets
Ecoregions could provide the framework needed to allow biodiversity compensation across countries, helping nature markets mobilise financing at scale while maintaining a degree of ecological equivalence between impacts and conservation outcomes, an expert told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreUN-backed restoration finance facility backs Peru forest carbon developer
A UN-backed restoration finance facility has partnered with a Peru-focused nature-based solutions developer to help advance a pipeline of community-led forest restoration and conservation projects targeting carbon, biodiversity, and sustainable land-use outcomes across Latin America.
Read MoreUK nature tech firm launches biodiversity risk screening tool
A UK-based biodiversity monitoring company on Tuesday launched a tool aimed at helping companies better understand and reduce their impacts on nature.
Read MoreIndia launches voluntary benefit-sharing certification for biological resources
India has launched a voluntary certification scheme enabling businesses to demonstrate compliance with rules on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) for biological resources.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: 330 hectares of European biodiversity credit projects secure private funding
Around 330 hectares of voluntary biodiversity credit pilots in Europe have secured corporate financing to support their work towards certification, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreTwo-thirds of climate-resilient coral reefs outside global protections -study
Fewer than one-third of climate-resilient coral reefs fall within protected and conserved areas, despite representing one of the clearest near-term opportunities to advance global biodiversity goals, according to a new report.
Read MoreMarine protected areas are expanding but need better implementation to meet 2030 target -report
Countries are falling short in implementing marine protected areas (MPAs), jeopardising the global goal of protecting at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Read MoreEU Commission seeks feedback on ocean protection, water resilience
The European Commission has launched two consultations aimed at identifying priority research areas in the fields of ocean protection and water resilience.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Carbon Pulse launches the Biodiversity Portal
Track submissions of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and interest in biodiversity credits ahead of COP17 through the Biodiversity Portal.
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