Seen as way to boost investment in protecting nature Concerns over rigour of market, valuation complexity Role of governments in mandating action a COP15 focus SAO PAULO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - As the U.N ...

Sequencing the DNA of all complex life in the UK and Ireland could generate up to almost £3 billion for the economy across agriculture, conservation, and research over the next 30 years, according to ...

Hundreds of experiments have shown biodiversity fosters healthier, more productive ecosystems. But many experts doubted whether these experiments would hold up in the real world. A Smithsonian and ...

The diversity of life on Earth is under threat, but understanding this threat and the actions needed to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis requires measuring biodiversity accurately and ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Sussex, funded by Rowse Honey Ltd, has demonstrated that weeds are far more valuable in supporting biodiversity than we give them credit for. Dr ...

Leading ecologists have devised a new framework to classify how biodiversity credit operators define what a unit of nature is. The new analysis demonstrates the challenges involved with devising a ...

The Australian Government is currently consulting on proposed changes to its "Nature Repair" scheme, under the Nature Repair Act 2023 (Cth), to enable the scheme to supply biodiversity offsets for ...

ICMM’s ‘Good Practice Guide’ outlines a seven-step process to help companies establish baselines, apply the mitigation hierarchy and transparently disclose progress towards improving biodiversity.

In early 2024, the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirement was adopted for certain developments in England. Introduced under the Environment Act 2021, BNG aims to restore habitats and biodiversity on ...