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➡️ OUT NOW 🌳 One of the most comprehensive guides to date to help corporate investors and financial institutions understand how and why to invest in high-integrity #NaturalClimateSolutions (NCS).      💡 Explore: - The business case for investing in NCS. - The ways in which investors can evaluate, integrate, and execute an NCS project. - How investors can capitalize on the investment opportunity of NCS and expand the role nature-based solutions can play in reducing and removing greenhouse gas emissions while delivering biodiversity and social benefits. Thanks to partners ERM ERM Sustainability Institute, Forest Investors Club BeZero Carbon We Mean Business Coalition U.S. Department of State Read here: https://lnkd.in/eHShnBUR WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development Giulia Carbone Benjamin Cohen Jennicca Gordon Jen Stebbing Alexander Cox Benjamin Simonds

Now #LondonClimateActionWeek has come to a close, we reflect on the key issues and insights shared across the events we co-hosted with our NCS Alliance members and partners. Our sessions underscored the central role of natural climate solutions in climate change mitigation. We focused on issues relevant for businesses planning to procure high-integrity NCS credits, highlighting the importance of robust and transparent carbon markets.   The discussions underscored several critical themes:   📥Making the #BusinessCase for Carbon Credits: It’s clear that to drive corporate investment in #carboncredits, we must articulate a strong business case. Companies need to see the financial and strategic value in supporting #NaturalClimateSolutions (NCS).   👩🏫 Beyond #Carbon: The value of NCS extends far beyond carbon sequestration. These solutions contribute to #nature, #health, #gender equity, and other social benefits. However, it’s essential to recognize and mitigate risks to Indigenous People and local communities and ensure equitable outcomes.   🏞#Protecting and #Restoring Nature: Effective climate action requires a dual focus on protecting existing natural landscapes and restoring degraded ones. This holistic approach ensures the sustainability and resilience of our ecosystems.   The events highlighted the urgent need for public-private collaboration, significant financial commitments, and integrated climate and nature strategies to scale carbon markets and include nature-based solutions in corporate carbon credit portfolios.   Our Calls to Action: - 🤝#Collaborate: Join forces across sectors to amplify our impact. - 👥Lean In: Engage deeply with the complexities and opportunities in the carbon market. - 🚀Action Now: Commit to immediate and meaningful actions to integrate high-integrity NCS into your climate strategies.   A huge thank you to our members, co-hosts, and partners including WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Forest Investor Club, Emergent , LEAF Coalition, Salesforce, Kita, South Pole, Chloris Geospatial, AXA Investment Managers, Fauna & Flora , Peoples Forests Partnership, Nature4Climate Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ERM, ERM Sustainability Institute, BeZero Carbon, PwC, Work Opportunities for Women, UK Aid Direct/Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, ICE, and Make UK. Now let’s continue this momentum beyond #LCAW.   #ClimateAction #NaturalClimateSolutions #Sustainability #CarbonCredits #NCS #BusinessCase #ClimateWeek #Restoration #NatureProtection

You don't want to miss this webinar. The panelists will be simplifying what recent market guidance means for corporate claims and quality credits, particularly around scope 3. The discussion will be a breakdown of what we know today, what’s coming, and how companies can act with integrity. You'll also get the chance to ask burning questions during the live audience Q&A. 👉July 11th, 9AM PT/12PM ET 👉Register here: https://lnkd.in/edYq4pjC

🌍📢 THE URGENT NEED TO FINANCE NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS #NaturalClimateSolutions plays a vital role in mitigating #climatechange and offers significant #social, #environmental, and #biodiversity benefits. The. Time. To. Act. Is. Now. Together with IETA, our new paper highlights four key realities that underpin this urgency: 1. NCS offers higher mitigation potential compared to other abatement options. 2. Nature loss threatens economic growth, risking billions of dollars of assets within the next 5-10 years. 3. The effectiveness of nature as a mitigation tool decreases after 2030 due to ecosystem tipping points. 4. NCS addresses climate and economic risks while benefiting people, communities, and biodiversity. Carbon markets are essential for driving private sector investments into NCS at the necessary scale. Given the urgency of the nature and climate crises, we must act now. 🔗 Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/ejH8E9ys #ClimateAction #NaturalClimateSolutions #NCSAlliance #Sustainability #IETA #InvestInNature

We started #LCAW with a bang ! Great to collaborate with Emergent in organising this event about the need to protect forests and the role of the voluntary carbon market!

How is Guyana implementing their Jurisdictional REDD+ programme? 🌍 @Pradeepa Bholanath from the Government of Guyana introduced the Jurisdictional REDD+ programme and its support by the voluntary carbon market. Access the recording on the NCS Procurement Hub, the community space for businesses interested in #NaturalClimateSolutions. Learn more 🌍🔗 www.ncsprocurementhub.org

Nature-based carbon credits are a powerful tool to achieve net-zero emissions, but time is of the essence. Exciting to see 5 eNGOs members of the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance - American Forest Foundation, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, Fauna & Flora , The Nature Conservancy and Wildlife Conservation Society - joining forces to call on Science Based Targets initiative to include 5 key guardrails in its review of how carbon credits are used for Scope 3 emissions abatement. 🌿 Their letter stresses how, with proper science- and evidence-based guardrails, carbon credits will speed, not hinder, climate progress at a global scale. You can read the letter here: https://lnkd.in/eGXs9ziS

Interested in benefit-sharing agreements for #NaturalClimateSolution projects? 🤝 Elijah T. (Conservation International) explained the importance of a solid benefit-sharing agreement for the success of an NCS project and how to identify a good process. Access the full session recording on the NCS Procurement Hub – your community space for #NaturalClimateSolutions. Find out more 🌍🔗 www.ncsprocurementhub.org

How do you communicate the use of nature-based carbon credits? How can technology support transparent and meaningful communication? We spoke to Lucy Almond (Nature4Climate), Jen Stebbing (Nature4Climate), and Ed Mitchard (Space Intelligence), who provided concrete and actionable recommendations for businesses. You can listen to the recording from this session, which took place during the 24hr NCS Summit, on the NCS Procurement Hub. Find out more about the Hub, and how you can enhance your communication strategy today! 🌍🔗 www.ncsprocurementhub.org #NCS #Communication #Sustainability #ClimateChange