Ocean foundation puts up $17 mln for marine projects in Asia

Published 10:37 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 10:37 on June 18, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), Nature & Biodiversity (Corporate), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A German-headquartered foundation opened a call for proposals this week, offering a total $17 million of funding to projects focused on establishing blue carbon schemes in marine protected areas, and Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) across four Asian countries.

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INTERVIEW: Indonesia needs ‘period of calm’, REDD+ project developer says

Published 10:22 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 12:32 on June 18, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), Insights (Interviews), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The CEO of a legacy REDD+ project in Indonesia has said overseas buyers and investors are looking for stability in the country’s carbon regulatory landscape to instil confidence that credits will resume and remain flowing.

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Qatar-based standard body to launch carbon finance facility in 2026, pushes Global South positioning

Published 07:40 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 07:43 on June 18, 2026 / / EMEA (Africa, Middle East), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A Qatar-based standard body said it will likely revive an independent carbon finance facility in 2026, pitching itself as the only Global South standard with a governance and digital‑heavy approach to carbon markets.

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APAC eyes carbon market‑style accounting to support emissions under CBAM

Published 06:34 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 06:34 on June 18, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific), International (CBAM & Tariffs), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Asia-Pacific industry is beginning to explore how carbon market‑style accounting can support the emissions assurance now demanded under the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), even as regional readiness remains highly uneven.

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Forest carbon standard issues over 1 mln credits to Costa Rica, first removal units

Published 01:11 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 01:11 on June 18, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A major certification body for jurisdictional carbon programmes issued just under 1.1 million credits to Costa Rica, a share of which are the first removals certified by the standard, it announced Wednesday.

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Voluntary carbon credit retirements holding up, removals market showing signs of strain -report

Published 18:19 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 18:19 on June 17, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Retirements across the voluntary carbon market (VCM) were strong across the first five months of 2026  with volumes no longer concentrated at lower price points, according to new analysis, but removals purchases were down by 50% over the same period with questions over whether recent demand boosts will be enough to keep developers heads above water.

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Frontier launches more than $900 mln in new CDR funding, adds major AI participant

Published 17:20 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 17:20 on June 17, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Carbon removal (CDR) buyers club Frontier launched more than $900 million in a new advance market commitment (AMC) while onboarding two major AI and technology buyers.

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Ocean CDR initiative to launch $5 mln RFP to fund expansion of global network for alkalinity enhancement research

Published 17:17 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 17:17 on June 17, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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An ocean carbon removal research initiative on Wednesday unveiled plans to launch a $5 million funding round aimed at expanding a global research network for ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), as interest grows in marine CDR technologies but questions remain over their scalability, environmental impacts, and monitoring requirements.

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INTERVIEW: Brazil project developer aims to set benchmark for REDD+

Published 16:30 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 13:44 on June 17, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), Insights (Interviews), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A project developer operating in Brazil hopes that a new rating will help its Amazon project set a benchmark to restore the credibility of REDD+, a representative told Carbon Pulse.

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Carbon broker, energy trader launch second auction for CORSIA-labelled credits

Published 13:48 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 14:24 on June 17, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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An environmental commodities broker and an energy trader have launched a second carbon auction, offering 100,000 Article 6- and CORSIA-labelled credits.

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