The Nature Brief for Business.

The Big Picture

Nature is rising on the corporate and political agenda. Regulatory momentum is building, frameworks are expanding, and capital is flowing—slowly, but with growing conviction. From EU policy driving US action to new targets for oceans and breakthrough funding deals, the convergence of nature and finance is accelerating.

Key movements this week:

• Nature reporting pressure intensifies, with regulatory ripple effects felt globally.
• Target-setting infrastructure grows, with oceans and sectors like mining getting dedicated guidance.
• Market-based funding mechanisms are maturing, with biodiversity credits entering mainstream conservation finance.

Market Essentials

Reporting: Nature disclosures climb policy agendas globally.

• EU regulations are pushing US companies to take nature action, despite political headwinds. The influence of EU environmental policy is increasingly global.

Finance: Nature capital gains traction across instruments and geographies.

• A public-private cohort in Italy is exploring biodiversity credits to finance wetland restoration.
• Global Edge WorldWide Fund has committed $100 million to supporting ONE AMAZON, an initiative pursuing Amazon rainforest conservation.
• Just Climate raised $175 million for nature-based climate solutions, signalling investor interest in regenerative land-use models.

Targets: Oceans and industry-specific guidance signal evolution.

• SBTN has launched the first science-based targets for oceans, focused initially on seafood.
• WWF France and the French Office for Biodiversity have launched the Nature Transition Lab to support corporate nature targets in France.
• The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) released net gain biodiversity guidance, marking a sector-specific advance in accountability.

Trend Watch.

Biodiversity Credits: The market remains nascent but is showing signs of traction. Pilot schemes, methodology updates, and early transaction data are shaping next steps.

• UK’s statutory biodiversity credit market saw sales under £250k in year one.
• UK demand for biodiversity net gain units is estimated at 7,700—indicating private markets may play a growing role.
• A nature marketplace pilot launched in Cornwall to facilitate localised BNG transactions.

Nature Tech: AI and digital platforms are scaling efforts to monitor and address nature loss.

• NatureMark Systems plans to launch Sustain360, a platform for emissions compliance and nature monitoring.
• UNEP released the Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer, tracking global freshwater health via satellite.
• Scientists have developed an AI method to detect biodiversity shifts in lakes.

Nature & Net Zero: Nature-based solutions are being recognised as essential to climate targets.

• Agroforestry practices in Southeast Asia are avoiding 43.3–74.3 MtCO2e per year.
• A proposed marine reserve off the Isle of Man would protect critical blue carbon habitats like eelgrass beds.

Quick Hits.

Policy:

• A US bill seeks to block Natural Asset Companies (NACs) in Utah.
• WWF urges the EU to increase LIFE programme funding.
• The state of Arunachal Pradesh in India unveils a biodiversity action plan.

Investment:

• Wilderlands, an Australian project developer, has sold 100,000+ voluntary biodiversity credits in under four months.
• Stafford Capital raised $1.1 billion for its tenth timber fund.
• Ireland commits €15 million to Brazil’s Amazon Fund.
• Canada allocates C$6.1 million to restore Atlantic salmon populations, in first ever strategy to restore and rebuild the species and their habitats.

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