The Environment Consultant

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Finance for Nature

Bridging policy and practice: The ISO Biodiversity standard is here!

After decades of advocacy for biodiversity and ecosystem protection, driven by growing awareness of their critical role in sustaining life, economies, and climate stability, there is now a unifying technical…
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Biodiversity loss has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. The continued degradation of ecosystems, the accelerated extinction of species, and the disruption of ecological…
International Cooperation on Climate Action: Art. 6, Paris Agreement

While much of the Paris Agreement focuses on national climate commitments, Article 6 provides a crucial, but technically complex, framework for voluntary international cooperation in achieving climate goals. It opens…
Paris Agreement

Adopted in December 2015 at COP21, the Paris Agreement marked a historic turning point in international climate governance. It brought together nearly every country in the world under a shared,…
Carbon Markets: EU vs. global systems

Carbon markets have become a central tool for cost-effective emissions reductions. The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), launched in 2005, is the world’s most mature carbon pricing mechanism and…