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  • 'Cross fertilisation' possible for Article 6 and biodiversity credits, says IAPB

    06 December 2024

    "Cross fertilisation" could be possible between Article 6 and biodiversity credit markets in the long run, the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) has said, calling for more government intervention.

  • New Zealand investors lagging behind on nature, says EY

    06 December 2024

    Nature investments from New Zealand investors remain "scarce", EY has said, calling for more revenue-generating opportunities and credit schemes.

  • Oxford Economics warns against 'black box' nature datasets

    05 December 2024

    Oxford Economics has argued against the use of single nature metrics and "black box" datasets, calling on companies and investors to value granularity and transparency in their nature data.

  • The land economy faces material climate-related risks

    05 December 2024

    Climate transitions are already creating material financial risks for companies and investors in the Forestry, Land Use, and Agriculture sectors, writes Niamh McCarthy

  • PRI's Spring launches progress-tracking framework

    05 December 2024

    The Principles for Responsible Investment's nature engagement initiative, Spring, has launched an assessment framework to track company progress against its expectations for reducing biodiversity loss and nature impact.

  • Quadrupling of restoration finance needed by 2030, warns UNEP

    04 December 2024

    Restoration finance remains "relatively modest" amongst the private sector, a new report by the UN Environment Programme, as it called for a quadrupling of flows by 2030.

  • One-year delay to Deforestation Regulation agreed by EU Council, Parliament

    04 December 2024

    The EU Deforestation Regulation will apply one year later than initially proposed, after agreement by the European Council and Parliament staved off proposals from right-wing politicians to water down the rules.

  • SBTN urges private sector and government alignment on nature targets

    04 December 2024

    The Science-based Targets Network (SBTN) has urged governments to look at private sector nature targets as a template for action at the desertification COP.

  • Public financing being 'wasted' on commercially viable nature projects, says EIB

    03 December 2024

    Public financiers need to ensure they are not "wasting" grant financing on nature projects that could be commercially successful, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has said.

  • NatureAlpha expands team amid 'soaring demand for nature data'

    03 December 2024

    Data tech start-up NatureAlpha has unveiled a new CEO, as the business expands to deal with strong growth in demand for its products.