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CarbonZ launches a biodiversity credit scheme ahead of the government

CarbonZ launches a biodiversity credit scheme ahead of the government

CarbonZ's first biodiversity credits will go towards predator control near Gisborne.

Greg Hurrell 13 Jul 2023
Government seeks to calm carbon market panic
Primary Sector

Government seeks to calm carbon market panic

James Shaw tries to reduce chaos on the carbon market, but foresters remain unconvinced.

Ian Llewellyn 10 Jul 2023
Biodiversity credit scheme to boost native tree planting

Biodiversity credit scheme to boost native tree planting

The government aims to encourage landowners to protect native habitats on their property.

Greg Hurrell 07 Jul 2023
Vanishing ice on highest mountains threatens quarter of humanity
Bloomberg

Vanishing ice on highest mountains threatens quarter of humanity

By Sreeja BiswasRapidly melting glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region – home to the world’s highest mountains – are threatening the lives and livelihoods of as many as two billion people downstream, according to a new study.The glaciers thawed 65% faster in the 2011 to 2...

Bloomberg 01 Jul 2023