Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity

Commission's nature credit push faces economic and political hurdles

Finance experts say there is currently “no demand” for biodiversity credits.

Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity

Could farmers get money for protecting birds or plants? That's the hope of the European Union, which is seeking to monetize biodiversity by creating a market for "nature credits".

EAC report puts focus on UK’s natural capital

A new Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) report on the UK’s natural capital and biodiversity markets has urged the government to take a more integrated and transparent approach to environmental policy. It calls for stronger regulatory frameworks and clearer investment data to support nature restoration across… The post EAC report puts focus on UK’s natural capital appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Businesses gather in Exeter for Environment Bank’s Biodiversity Net

Businesses met in Exeter yesterday to hear how Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) policy mandating the protection and enhancement of nature will impact development in Exeter.  Corporates, developers, planners, local authority representatives, ecologists and environmental consultants met at a BNG breakfast event hosted by Environment Bank, to discuss the planning, ecology, and legal aspects of the BNG policy and to showcase its Puddington Habitat Bank…

Could farmers get money to protect birds or plants? It is the hope of the European Union, which seeks to monetise biodiversity by creating a market for "natural credits". The European Commission launched last month a series of conferences with financial, agricultural and green groups to reflect on the [...]

OBC launches biodiversity pilot market in France « Carbon Pulse

The Paris-headquartered Organization for Biodiversity Certificates (OBC) on Monday announced the launch of a pilot biodiversity credit framework in France, aiming to back the market uptake across the country.