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BNPP and Rabobank join wildfire satellite technology funding round

SocGen: Blue bonds push is a 'positive move'

Although cautious about the need for additional sustainable bond labels, Société Générale argues that 'blue bonds' are a "positive"...

Natural Capital Investment Americas 2025 conference round-up

The event in New York highlighted that, despite challenging market conditions, enthusiasm and commitment to the theme remains. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Invesco: MDBs proved the big challenge for our blended finance fund

Invesco said multilateral development banks (MDBs) have proved the major "challenge" when it comes to raising its emerging market blended finance fund for climate adaptation.

'Extremely challenging' for US farmers to integrate carbon credits, says Agriculture Capital

Difficult market conditions deter US farmers from looking at carbon projects, despite positive opportunities for farmers elsewhere, Agriculture Capital has told Environmental Finance.

Bezos Earth Fund: We need 'an operating system for valuing nature'

Peter Cripps live from New York

Finance for Biodiversity pledge reaches 200 signatories

Weyerhaeuser to expand carbon credit projects

Timberland giant Weyerhaeuser is to continue expanding its carbon credit business but urged to Environmental Finance that more simplification and automation is needed in the carbon markets.

Just Climate expands mandate to LatAm

Generation Investment Management's Just Climate arm has expanded its mandate to Latin America, through its merger with Good Karma Partners.

Ocean 14 Capital backs insect-based protein alternative

EcoEnterprises raises $50m for $150m nature-based solutions fund

COP's tropical forest facility consults on design

The Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a mechanism to reward countries for not deforesting, is consulting on its design ahead of its formal launch at COP30.

Expand nature compliance markets, urge UK parliamentarians

The UK government has been urged to expand nature compliance markets and stand behind its Biodiversity Net Gain legislation.

Microsoft's climate fund inks first US timberland deal

Microsoft has invested in forest management firm EFM's latest fund, with a large-scale carbon removal deal inked alongside.

NPI's nature metrics to begin pilot testing

Around 40 companies and financial institutions are to begin a six-month period of pilot testing state of nature metrics developed by the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI).

New Forests acquires Laos timber company

New Forests has acquired a timber plantation forestry company in Laos, as part of its plans to scale up operations in the country.

Blue bond label more digestible 'amid ESG backlash', says T Rowe Price

The 'blue' label could help issuers avoid the wider ESG pushback that afflicts other types of labelled bonds, T. Rowe Price has told an Environmental Finance conference.

SDG14 fund numbers slowly swell, but pension funds cautious to dive in, report finds

The number of funds targeting the blue economy has grown in the past year, a report has found.