'Rigorous and accountable': IUCN launches global standards for nature-based climate projects

Cecilia Keating
clock • 3 min read

International Union for the Conservation of Nature launches guidelines to help businesses and governments design effective tree planting and nature restoration projects that align with climate targets

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched a set of global standards for 'nature-based solutions' such as reforestation, sustainable agriculture and coatal protection, in an...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech development
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guide
  • Access to our new BusinessGreen intelligence service, providing you with
  • > Exclusive in-depth case studies
  • > Policy briefings, white papers and reports on market trends that are shaping the direction of the net zero transition
  • Our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Online and interactive meetings with BusinessGreen’s editors to discuss the crucial stories and trends from the past month

Choose the membership package that's right for you and your organisation, via our 3 membership levels.

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Biodiversity

Reports: Pharma industry lobbied against proposal for levy on use of digital biodiversity data

Reports: Pharma industry lobbied against proposal for levy on use of digital biodiversity data

As UK-led negotiations on fairer sharing of biodiversity data continue at COP16, leading pharma companies have allegedly lobbied government against proposals for a mandatory levy

Cecilia Keating
clock 25 October 2024 • 3 min read
COP16 is a moment to make bold changes for the future of our planet

COP16 is a moment to make bold changes for the future of our planet

Governments convened in Cali for the UN Biodiversity Summit need to turn off the money tap driving deforestation, writes Rainforest Action Network's Ginger Cassady

Ginger Cassady, Rainforest Action Network
clock 25 October 2024 • 4 min read
COP16: Investors worth $2.5tr urge governments for bold action on biodiversity loss

COP16: Investors worth $2.5tr urge governments for bold action on biodiversity loss

Investors representing trillions of dollars in assets under management join forces at COP16 to call on governments worldwide for urgent action on the nature crisis

clock 23 October 2024 • 3 min read