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UK pledges £239m to tackle deforestation

Bahamas signs 'ground-breaking' $300m debt-for-nature loan deal

The Bahamas has signed a $300 million loan with Standard Chartered as part of a ground-breaking marine conservation-focused debt conversion transaction developed with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Debt-for-nature deals are 'growing very rapidly and are very scalable'

The nature financing gap remains concerningly wide, but the increasingly active debt-for-nature market offers hope that the tide is turning. Ahren Lester reports

Scaling Biodiversity Credits

The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity credits launched at COP16 a framework consisting of 21 High-Level Principles to ensure the high-integrity of the biodiversity credit market. Ingrid Kukuljan explains what they hope to achieve

Account for nature on balance sheets, says Sustainable Markets Initiative

The public and private sectors have been encouraged to account for nature as an asset by the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) to deliver more accurate balance sheet information.

EU countries reject move to weaken Deforestation Regulation

The European Council blocked a move by Members of European Parliament to weaken the EU Deforestation Regulation as they voted to confirm a one-year delay to the proposed rules.

Investors 'sailing in the dark' on seafood supply chains, says Planet Tracker

BNP Paribas targets $500m for developed markets forestry fund

BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a sustainable forestry fund for developed markets, which could play a role in a potential move into the biodiversity credit market.

Finance Earth plans for life after Federated Hermes following withdrawal from collaborations

Finance Earth will continue fundraising for the UK Nature Accelerator despite the withdrawal of Federated Hermes from its collaborations, including the UK Nature Impact Fund and Big Nature Impact Fund.

Converting Bridgerton to Bog Hall

A pioneering 400-acre rewilding project in a stately home in England will generate a new form of biodiversity credits for sale in the voluntary market. Genevieve Redgrave visits the site