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?? Calling all those involved in the UK voluntary carbon market. Please help support the market by reporting your price data – Deadline Friday 28th March. Ecosystem Marketplace are collecting data on the state of the UK voluntary carbon market. If you’ve made sales of UK woodland or peatland carbon units, please help us by reporting your 2024 prices through the Global Carbon Markets Hub. The deadline for reporting is Friday 28th March. ? Information about the average price of carbon units helps to give buyers and sellers an idea of what to expect when they are making transactions in the voluntary carbon market. ? The service is run by Ecosystem Marketplace, an independent organisation which aggregates data to ensure it's anonymous. Any transactions you report to them will remain confidential (including from Scottish Forestry). If you have any questions about how you’re data will be handled, please email [email protected] and we will direct your queries to the Ecosystem Marketplace team. ? In previous years, market participants reporting their sales have allowed us to report prices for Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code units for the first time. This has been incredibly helpful to buyers and sellers in the UK voluntary carbon market. If you would like to participate, please Register for an account here https://bit.ly/4iIFlwf ? Market sentiment survey – Deadline Friday 4th April ? In addition to collecting data on individual transactions, Ecosystem Marketplace are conducting a survey of market sentiment in the UK Voluntary Carbon Market. Whether you have sold units or not, if you are involved in Woodland Carbon Code or Peatland Code projects we would appreciate your response. ? You can respond to the survey here https://bit.ly/4kDLWKh #CarbonMarkets #Units #PeatlandCode #WoodlandCarbonCode UK Woodland Carbon Code Scottish Forestry

Late notice, but I'll be part of a panel on How to Incorporate Carbon Removals Into Your Climate Strategy at 3Degrees Group, Inc.'s Climate Day tomorrow at 1pm ET/10am PT! I'll be sharing data from Ecosystem Marketplace's carbon credit research on the volume and price of CDR credits from afforestation to engineered removals. I'm excited to join Tory Hoffmeister and Emma Friedl from 3Degrees and Donna Lee from Calyx Global for a discussion that will combine real-world data with experience working with CDR users to give the full context around these technologies. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eck_Xu8u

Right now, the tropical forests we cut down every year amount to 4X the annual greenhouse gas emissions released from airplanes and the shipping sector. Forests are among the most cost-effective climate solutions in the toolkit, yet financial support for them is a constant challenge. REDD+, for instance, has a huge gap between market price and real value. In a recent conversation hosted by Forest Trends Association, Nature4Climate and UN Environment Programme, speakers proposed five unconventional ideas to make REDD+ a better deal for forest countries and communities: 1.?Use prepayment structures to increase money going directly to communities 2. Increase education, storytelling, and data to communicate about REDD+ 3. Think of REDD+ more like an insurance portfolio 4. More direct supplier country-buyer relationships 5. Utilize forest country coordination to raise the floor on prices Read the full commentary here: https://lnkd.in/e-8ZApEx Want to stay involved in conversations like this? Join a new LinkedIn group created by the webinar’s hosts, Forest Carbon Connections, and gain access to thought leadership, upcoming events, and lively debate: https://lnkd.in/eu_HzbMu Genevieve Bennett Theresia Ott Gabriel Labbate Nathan Truitt

?? Exciting Developments from #COP16 in Rome! The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP16 (resumed session), concluded yesterday, marking significant progress in our global efforts to protect biodiversity. Here are the key achievements: 1?? Resource Mobilization: Governments have agreed on a strategy to raise $200 billion annually by 2030 to close the global biodiversity finance gap. This includes $20 billion per year in international flows by 2025, rising to $30 billion by 2030. 2?? Financial Mechanisms: Permanent arrangements for the financial mechanism were established, improving existing financial instruments and creating new ones to support the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). 3?? Monitoring and Reporting: Enhanced monitoring frameworks were agreed upon, ensuring transparency and accountability in tracking progress towards the KMGBF’s 23 targets and 4 goals. 4?? Cali Fund Launch: The Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources was launched, leveraging private sector contributions to support biodiversity initiatives. Despite these wins, some difficult questions were deferred, such as the creation of a new fund to distribute nature finance. Critics argue that the current fund within the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is "too burdensome to access and controlled by wealthy nations." The Guardian has listed some voices of concern: ?? Juan Carlos Alurralde Tejada, negotiator from Bolivia, expressed concerns about the text “diluting” commitments to biodiversity and leading to prolonged discussions on funding and distribution. ??? Max Fontaine, environment and development minister in Madagascar, highlighted the difficulty of halting nature loss by 2030, given the alarming decline in global wildlife populations. ?? Datuama Cammue, Liberian negotiator, emphasized that five years to implement the biodiversity targets is insufficient, citing the need for significant financial and expert input. These perspectives remind us that while COP16 has made strides, there is still much work to be done. The environmental crisis continues to escalate, and we must strengthen our efforts to protect our planet. ?? IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis #COP16 #Biodiversity #Sustainability #GlobalGoals #EnvironmentalProtection

I wrote a piece for Impact Entrepreneur on some of the new tools we're seeing to remove supply bottlenecks in the carbon market related to high costs of capital, low prices, and market volatility. Right now we're looking at a big supply gap in the coming years for high-integrity carbon credits - at a time when they're badly needed to keep us on the right side of climate thresholds. ·??Billions of dollars are now backing innovative contracting structures like offtakes, advanced market commitments, and prepurchase agreements for credits. The idea is to send a big enough demand signal to unlock supply. "If you build it, we will buy it," as Julia (Osterman) Strong of Symbiosis Coalition puts it. ·??There are early signs that these signals are moving prices or attracting new suppliers into the markets. ·??Could we see advanced market commitments for verified biodiversity outcomes? Or for products made with waste fuels leftover from wildfire mitigation treatments? Anyone out there working on that? I’d love to talk. https://lnkd.in/gnP4JpM6 John Ringer Philip Brady Kristen Voorhees Nathan Truitt American Forest Foundation Emergent Natalie Urban Stripe Ecosystem Marketplace #carbonmarkets #climatefinance

Looking forward to this webinar next Wednesday! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eJ7miRip We partner with Scottish Forestry and IUCN UK Peatland Programme to collect and track carbon prices from Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code stakeholders for the UK Voluntary Carbon Market. Check out our latest data here: https://lnkd.in/eQcnnczv & we look forward to publishing updated findings later this year!

This Thursday at 3pm ET, I'll be taking part in Michigan State University MSU Department of Forestry's webinar on Voluntary and Compliance Forest Carbon Markets together with Andrew Taylor from ACR at Winrock International. I'm very excited for this conversation because we'll have the opportunity to take a deep dive on the embedded values and trade-offs inherent in nature-based carbon projects. Register at the link below! https://lnkd.in/eG_CFPbQ Big thanks to Chad Papa and Evan Beresford for organizing this webinar series and helping Andrew and me develop our material to be the most useful for landowners, forestry operators, and other stakeholders.

Hi everyone, as USAID is being dismantled, I'm looking for new work opportunities that harness the power of nature to address climate change. If you hear of any opportunities or just want to catch up, please send me a message or comment below. I’d love to reconnect. #OpenToWork About me & what I’m looking for: ?? I’m looking for Project Manager roles. ?? I’m open to roles in Alexandria. ? I’ve previously worked at Forest Trends Association and USAID.

?? Announcing Climate Day 2025: https://lnkd.in/eVE8fwpB Join us on March 13, 2025, for a full day of virtual sessions designed to help your organization take bold climate action. From expert-led discussions to real-world case studies, #ClimateDay2025 will equip you with the insights and strategies needed to navigate today’s sustainability challenges. Registration is now open! Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and drive meaningful impact.

? Webinar recording is live!? https://lnkd.in/eDR3eGqe We had a really engaging discussion yesterday co-hosted by Nature4Climate & UN Environment Programme that focused on forecasts and expectations for REDD+ carbon pricing. This discussion featured an introduction to the context surrounding REDD+ pricing and a presentation of Ecosystem Marketplace data on the topic, followed by a moderated discussion between a distinguished panel of experts. Thanks to all who brought their insights and engagement! Weren't able to make it? A recording, chat transcript, and copy of the slide deck are available below. ??