The-14Mar 5, 2025
Biodiversity Credits: Hybrid Financing Solutions for Scalable Conservation
#Environment #Biodiversity #Conservation #Sustainability #IISD #EcoCredits #EnvironmentalFinance #GreenInvestment #CarbonMarkets #EcosystemRestoration #NaturePreservation
https://the-14.com/biodiversity-credits-hybrid-financing-solutions-for-scalable-conservation/
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Nov 11, 2024

"Chopping down a forest in Brazil and replacing it with a forest in the Congo would not be acceptable."

It should be obvious that, unlike $/€/¥/₹/£, #biodiversity impacts are not fungible. Glad to see this is recognized.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/11/biodiversity-credits-framework-cop16-rules-out-global-offsetting-aoe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#Biodiversity #EcoCredits

Global biodiversity offsetting doesn’t work – keep schemes local, say experts

Voluntary standards proposed at Cop16 focus on local like-for-like habitat projects, while critics call the issue a ‘distraction’

The Guardian