The buying and selling of credits that allow an entity to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gasses is otherwise known as… carbon trading. The credits are intended to reduce the overall carbon emissions, helping to mitigate climate change. Carbon trading is based on the concept of cap-and-trade scheme that emerged back in...Read More

Biodiversity credits have the potential to accelerate funding for biodiversity conservation while benefiting local communities and biodiversity custodians. To make voluntary biodiversity credits work for nature and its custodians, we need to step out of the carbon credit framing for technical, social and practical reasons. This post is a commentary. The views expressed are those...Read More