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New REDD+ methodologies approved by Integrity Council

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market have approved three REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries) methodologies for the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.

Verra registers first European afforestation project

Verra launches nature framework

Standard setter Verra has launched the first version of its Nature Framework, an asset methodology that will enable projects to quantify biodiversity outcomes and generate nature credits.

Verra pledges faster project reviews despite workforce cuts

Standard setter Verra pledged to speed up its project review process, in its first update since it announced plans to cut its workforce by a quarter earlier this week.

Verra to cut 25% of workforce

Verra is to cut "roughly 25%" of its workforce, new chief executive Mandy Rambharos has announced, saying the move would allow it to focus "more intently on maintaining the rigour and integrity of our standards programmes".

Verra registers first biochar project

Verra partners with Citi to explore financial instruments

Verra to trade credits on Turkish platform

Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings 2024 announced

Environmental Finance received more than 7,000 votes across 23 separate categories for this year's Voluntary Carbon Market Rankings rankings, as readers nominated leading companies and initiatives in the sector that exhibit best practice or innovation.

Verra sanctions carbon projects for first time

Major standard setter Verra has rejected 37 carbon credit projects and sanctioned four validation bodies for the first time.