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Biodiversity
Nature conservation
South Africa
In a landmark development for nature-based finance, a South African grassland restoration initiative has successfully issued the world's first carbon credits to carry the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) label under Verra’s updated VM0042 methodology. The issuance of 266,255 Verified Carbon Units (VCUs) marks a pivotal shift towards high-integrity credits, providing a blueprint for how ecological restoration can coexist with robust social and economic development. Panoramic view of restored grasslands in South Africa at sunrise, with...
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Governments
South Africa
Paris Agreement
Carbon compensation
South Africa has unveiled a revised draft of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), introducing a new emissions target for the 2031–2035 period. This latest environmental commitment reflects a roughly 10% reduction compared to the 2026–2030...
Carbon credits
Nature conservation
South Africa
Integrating carbon pricing into biomass value chains could offer a financial boost to efforts aimed at clearing invasive alien trees, a new report suggests. Published by the Commonwealth Forestry Association, the study explores how carbon incentives...
Carbon offsetting
Carbon tax
Governments
South Africa
South Africa has announced an increase in the allowable use of carbon offsets under its tax system, a move expected to stimulate the country’s domestic carbon market. The changes, set to take effect in 2026 as part of the second phase of the carbon...
Carbon markets
South Africa
Carbon units
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has officially entered the carbon market, executing its first trades of carbon credits eligible for offsetting South Africa’s Carbon Tax. A total of 10,000 carbon credits changed hands on the JSE Ventures...
Carbon credits
Carbon markets
Nigeria
South Africa
Nigeria and South Africa are taking a significant step toward strengthening carbon markets in Africa. The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have joined forces to...
Biodiversity
Nature conservation
South Africa
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is establishing its first biodiversity fund, aiming to attract significant global investments. This fund will receive an initial $2.7 million from the DBSA’s Green Fund, which was initially capitalised...
Carbon credits
Carbon markets
Africa
Investing
South Africa
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has introduced the JSE Ventures Carbon Market, a new trading platform developed in partnership with Xpansiv. This initiative allows local stakeholders to trade carbon credits and renewable energy certificates...
Biodiversity
Nature conservation
South Africa
South Africa launched a new initiative that could be invaluable to researchers and scientists worldwide. The Biodiversity Biobanks South Africa (BBSA) has been created to coordinate and manage up to a million biological samples collected over the...
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