The global push to mobilize private capital for nature and climate goals faces a fundamental obstacle: investors, companies, and communities lack clear, comprehensive information about the rapidly expanding universe of nature-related business models. The nature economy remains fragmented across siloed markets with inconsistent frameworks. Information gaps and weak data undermine market confidence and prevent the […]
These recommendations were originally published in Doubling Down on Nature: The State of Investment in Nature-based Solutions for Water Security, 2025. They were developed and endorsed by a group of experts and practitioners, acting in their individual capacities. Nature-based solutions (NbS) are no longer a fringe concept. They are becoming an essential tool to address […]
For those involved in the voluntary carbon market, Ecosystem Marketplace’s annual State of the Voluntary Carbon Market reports have been indispensable guides for practitioners to understand the key motions and trends developing in our somewhat obscure, sometimes information-scarce landscape. This year’s report, aptly titled “Meeting the Moment: Renewing Trust in Carbon Finance”, follows last year’s, […]
The most comprehensive assessment ever published of money flowing into nature-based solutions (NbS) for water security reveals that total investment in this sector doubled over the decade 2013-2023—growing from ~US$22.4B in 2013 to ~$49B by the end of this timeframe. Published by Forest Trends and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the new report Doubling Down on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Forest Foundation released today “A Trust for Permanence: Enabling a New Generation of Permanent Nature-Based Credits in the Voluntary Carbon Market,” a new concept paper that details an innovative approach to ensuring the quality and integrity of credits produced through natural climate solutions (NCS). “Natural climate solutions must be part […]
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has published its first Continuous Improvement Work Program (CIWP) report, focusing on one of the carbon market’s most persistent challenges: permanence. The report provides targeted recommendations for how the voluntary carbon market can better manage the risk that sequestered carbon will be released back into the […]
2025 May 15 | Ecosystem Marketplace (EM) publishes voluntary carbon market (VCM) prices for the United Kingdom’s (UK) domestic carbon units from Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) and Peatland Code (PC) projects today, covering transactions from 2020 through 2024. This is the third year EM is collaborating with Scottish Forestry and the The International Union for Conservation […]
