The June 2026 white paper co-led by Yale University and The Nature Conservancy standardizes durability strategies in carbon markets. It shifts the industry from a binary view of permanence to a continuous spectrum for managing reversal risks.
Mobilising Public and Private Finance for Biodiversity: Good Practices in Unlocking Capital for Nature
OECD maps biodiversity finance instruments and mechanisms, assessing how public and private approaches can complement each other and recommending policy conditions that direct capital towards measurable nature outcomes.
Policies for Regenerative Landscape Action
WBCSD sets out a business-backed policy agenda, drawing on input from 58 organisations, identifying actions governments can take to unlock private capital and scale the transition to regenerative landscapes.
Commission adopts certification methodologies for carbon farming under the CRCF Regulation
The European Commission adopted three certification methodologies under the CRCF Regulation covering agriculture and agroforestry, peatland rewetting, and afforestation, establishing consistent EU-wide rules for carbon farming certification.
Gaining Ground: State of Private Investment in Nature 2026
Ecosystem Marketplace and The Nature Conservancy analyse 1,918 investments totalling $62.7 billion, finding private investment in nature grew fivefold from 2016–2025, though deployment remains constrained by systemic barriers.
How to align capital markets to benefit climate and nature
World Economic Forum’s André Hoffmann argues capital markets must treat ecosystems as critical infrastructure, using catalytic tools like GAEA to coordinate public, private and philanthropic finance for climate and nature.
A new carbon accounting standard for crops and land use
The World Economic Forum argues that corporate carbon accounting is gaining a land-use “balance sheet” in 2026, tracking carbon stores alongside fluxes, with implications for supply chains, asset valuations and investors.
Enabling conditions to unlock private sector demand in carbon markets: Policy considerations for host jurisdictions
Published by Beyond, Emergent and the Symbiosis Coalition, this briefing paper outlines nine policy enabling conditions host countries can set to unlock private sector demand in voluntary carbon markets, covering corresponding adjustment guidance, domestic governance and registries, benefit sharing, carbon rights/FPIC, and REDD+ nesting. It shows how clear, stable frameworks de-risk investment, reduce delays, and support high-integrity credit supply aligned with national climate and development priorities.
Learnings from Government-Led Approaches to Nature Credit Markets
Published by the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits, this report maps government-led approaches to nature credit markets across countries and jurisdictions. It analyses market archetypes, governance models and integrity considerations shaping emerging biodiversity credit frameworks.
State of finance for nature 2026: Nature in the red
Published by UNEP, this report tracks global finance flows for nature and highlights implications for the voluntary carbon market, including declining investment in nature-based credits amid heightened scrutiny of integrity and credit quality.