CIFOR-ICRAF’s new standard provides a technical blueprint for designing, implementing, and certifying mangrove blue carbon projects in Indonesia. It offers rigorous guidance on baseline setting, additionality, leakage, MRV, and legal frameworks, helping scale high-integrity coastal carbon initiatives.
Developed by GFI Hive, UNDP BIOFIN, and UNEP FI as part of the Revenues for Nature series, this guidebook supports countries and investors in designing nature-based revenue models for freshwater systems. It showcases mechanisms including green user charges, biodiversity-linked bonds, and blended finance facilities. With deep dives into 10+ global case studies, it outlines the enabling environment, governance, regulation, metrics, needed to scale capital for freshwater ecosystem protection.
This OECD report guides countries on how to scale up biodiversity-positive incentives in line with Target 18 of the Global Biodiversity Framework. It outlines how to align policy and finance reforms with biodiversity goals through smart subsidies, private capital mobilization, and inclusive governance.
This report outlines how the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) and jurisdictional REDD+ can jointly close over 50% of the tropical forest finance gap by 2030. By addressing different needs, long-term conservation and near-term emissions reduction, they offer complementary finance pathways without double counting.
Published by the Center on Global Energy Policy, this commentary assesses why Article 6 remains underutilised despite growing demand. It outlines remaining gaps, especially around enforcement, infrastructure, and host country capacity. The paper recommends prioritising environmental integrity, investor protection, and safeguards against double counting. It also calls for donor-backed capacity building and stronger global governance to unlock Article 6’s full potential in both voluntary and compliance markets.
Produced by FSD Kenya, GIZ, and FMO, this report outlines the landscape for nature-related finance in Kenya. It identifies priority sectors, business models, and instruments to scale investment. Case studies show how banks, DFIs, and local enterprises can align revenue models with nature-positive outcomes. The report highlights financing gaps, policy constraints, and opportunities to crowd in private capital for resilience, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods.
This second edition guide provides practical steps for governments to include blue carbon ecosystems in their NDCs. It outlines key policy levers, data requirements, and enabling conditions for integrating coastal wetlands into national mitigation and adaptation strategies under the Paris Agreement.
GFI and WWF’s 2025 report makes the business case for investing in nature to strengthen the UK’s economic resilience. It outlines practical investment opportunities across sectors, policy levers to unlock capital, and steps for business to align nature action with national economic goals.
Forest Trends and The Nature Conservancy’s 2025 report tracks $49B in global investment in nature-based solutions for water. Africa leads on growth. Public finance dominates, but private capital is rising. Key recommendations focus on scaling durable, equitable finance for water resilience and nature.
In this practical guide, VCMI outlines how countries can build the enabling environments needed to access carbon markets credibly and effectively. The toolkit includes an Access Framework with indicators across governance, safeguards, finance, data, and policy. It helps users identify capacity gaps, prioritize investments, and coordinate across ministries. Developed with a focus on equity and climate ambition, the toolkit is designed to support implementation of Article 6 and the transition toward high-integrity, country-driven carbon market participation.