Independent monitoring could serve jurisdictional, investor needs in J-REDD+, speakers say

Published 00:49 on June 19, 2026 / Last updated at 00:49 on June 19, 2026 / and / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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Independent due diligence on jurisdictional claims will be increasingly necessary for generating buyer-facing confidence in jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programmes, speakers said during an online event on Thursday.

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Fragmented carbon credit rules could let developers “shop around” for weaker safeguards, report warns

Published 11:00 on June 18, 2026 / Last updated at 10:59 on June 18, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), EMEA (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe), International (Aviation/CORSIA, Paris Article 6/PACM), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Divergent rules for managing carbon reversal risks could weaken market integrity and encourage project developers to choose less demanding standards, according to a report released Thursday.

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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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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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Activists challenge Ukraine carbon projects, despite no registry approval to date

Published 10:59 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 10:59 on June 17, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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Environmental activists are demanding answers about several agricultural carbon credit projects in Ukraine, arguing that insufficient transparency surrounding the initiatives raises concerns about the integrity of future carbon credits that could be generated under the voluntary carbon market.

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India seeks public input on draft rules for carbon offset scheme

Published 05:52 on June 17, 2026 / Last updated at 05:52 on June 17, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia), CO2 Management (CCUS, Engineered Removals), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), administrator of the country’s emerging carbon market, has launched a public consultation on draft rules governing Programmes of Activities (PoA) under the offset mechanism.

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Business coalition urges EU to heed its ideas for scaling carbon farming

Published 16:52 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 16:52 on June 16, 2026 / / CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A group of companies including Danone, Nestle, and Unilever, shared a set of recommendations on Tuesday which it says could accelerate a European agricultural transition under the bloc’s Carbon Removal Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation.

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INTERVIEW: Contracted durability mechanisms could shore up nature-based removals under new SBTi corporate climate standard

Published 12:00 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 12:43 on June 16, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Insights (Interviews), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Investment, Reporting & Disclosure), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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A carbon project developer has pitched contracted durability mechanisms as a way to manage reversal risk, suggesting these buffer pool alternatives could equalise nature- and tech-based removal credits under the newly-introduced requirements of the Science-based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) latest Corporate Net-Zero Standard.

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EU groups urge Commission to create stronger market for carbon farming credits

Published 06:00 on June 16, 2026 / Last updated at 18:50 on June 15, 2026 / / EMEA (Europe), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation), Voluntary (VCM Governance)

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A coalition of agricultural, climate, and carbon market organisations has called on the European Commission to take urgent action to ensure demand for carbon farming credits, warning that the success of the EU’s Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation depends on creating a viable market for farmers.

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LATAM Roundup: Country regulations shape developers’ goals for project size, attributes

Published 18:21 on June 15, 2026 / Last updated at 18:21 on June 15, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean), CO2 Management (CCUS), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry, Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments, VCM Governance)

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From Mexico to Brazil, state support and regulations appear to be influencing the scale and bonus attributes that carbon project developers plan for in their initiatives.

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