Significant market opportunity for biodiversity-centred agricultural carbon projects in LATAM, Caribbean -report
Carbon credit projects that centre biodiversity in the agricultural sector of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can attract broader investment and meet both climate and biodiversity targets, said a report authored by voluntary carbon market (VCM) proponents on Monday.
Read MoreMRV research funding should prioritise biomass sinking, enhanced rock weathering -study
An October study attempts to shed light on how research and innovation funding for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) should be prioritised for CO2 removal (CDR) projects.
Read MoreESA unveils enhanced forest biomass maps to improve global carbon tracking, aid climate goals
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released new global maps tracking above-ground forest biomass, calling it “a stable and open data source” for monitoring carbon stocks.
Read MoreAustralian tech company launches carbon credit platform at Melbourne conference
A new platform to add transparency to carbon credit purchases in Australia was launched Tuesday at the Climate Market Institute’s (CMI) Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit in Melbourne.
Read MoreART programme publishes another Brazilian state’s J-REDD concept
The Secretariat of the ART carbon credit standard announced Monday it has published another Brazilian state’s concept under its TREES jurisdictional certification programme.
Read MoreData sufficient to get started on reducing nature impacts, guide states
Companies in the mining, property, and industrial sectors should have enough data at hand to take the first step to address their impacts on nature and biodiversity loss, according to a new guide for these industries published Tuesday.
Read MoreCOP16: Air New Zealand first to pay into nature token pilot
National carrier Air New Zealand has become the first to pay into a nature-positive co-financing pilot that seeks to channel funds to community restoration initiatives on cyclone-ravaged Maori land.
Read MoreCOP16: Environmental consultancy releases global biodiversity metric
A Denmark-headquartered environmental consultancy on Monday released an open-access metric for measuring the biodiversity value of habitats on sites around the world, with potential applications in corporate disclosures as well as the emerging biodiversity credit market, the company told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreNet zero by 2050 still unlikely, despite some decoupling of emissions and growth -study
A scenario in which all greenhouse gas emissions released by human activities are counterbalanced by carbon removals is still not in sight, according to new research.
Read MoreCOP16: NA100 companies at early stage of tackling nature impacts
Most of the Nature Action 100’s (NA100) focus companies are in the early stages of addressing their nature-related impacts, but further action is needed across Indigenous Peoples’ rights, governance, and disclosure, the group has said.
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