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COP29: Article 6 undermining the COP process, warns NGOs

The pursuit of carbon markets under Article 6 is "undermining" the principle of the COP process, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) has warned, with concerns also raised about the "bulldozing" of negotiations.

European Leaders at COP16 are Helping Protect Indigenous Lands

Protecting 30% of the Earth should not mean expelling Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their land, write Dr. James C. Deutsch and Dr. Viviana Figueroa

The evolution of the Natural Capital asset class

Natural Capital, impact and climate represent a growing sleeve for investor allocations, writes David Shelton

Corporates looking to 'atone for their sins' on nature, says New Forests

Corporates are looking to "atone for their sins" on nature by investing in nature-positive opportunities and credits, New Forests has said.

CDPQ backs Chinook Forest Partners for forestland portfolio

Investors need clearer price signals from nature opportunities, says New Forests

Clearer price signals are needed to make nature positive investments "more economically attractive" to investors, according to Australian nature investor New Forests.

A tropical forests mechanism can help scale-up financing to protect the world's forests

The proposed mechanism could attract and deploy financial resources to countries committed to forest conservation, write Pedro Moura Costa, Tasso Azevedo and Ilona Szabó

SBTi urged by nature investors to allow offsets

A group of prominent nature investors and conservation advisers have urged the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) to allow offsets within transition plans and proposed key principles to ensure 'guardrails' are put in place.

CIP co-leads $210m funding for US biocarbon producer

Mirova partners with Rainforest Alliance for nature-based projects