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IAPB launches its Nature Credit Policy Forum at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém

Date: 15 November 2025

The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) has launched its Nature Credit Policy Forum at a reception co-hosted with the Government of Indonesia at UNFCCC COP30.

We are delighted to welcome Indonesia, France and the United Kingdom as the first governments to join the Policy Forum, signalling momentum for coordinated and credible approaches to scaling nature credit markets worldwide.

His Excellency Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq commented: 'Indonesia is delighted to participate in the Policy Forum. With shared vision and collective action, we can ensure that these credits uphold the highest environmental integrity while empowering communities and restoring nature.'

Marianne Haahr joins IAPB as its new Executive Director

Date: 15 July 2025

The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) has appointed Marianne Haahr as its new Executive Director following an extensive, global search process.

Marianne is currently the Director, Nature-related Finance at Global Canopy and the Technical Sector Guidance Lead with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Previously she was the Executive Director of the Green Digital Finance Alliance and an Advisor to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Denmark on digitalisation in emerging market finance.

Marianne Haahr will join as IAPB’s Executive Director on September 1st. An expert in Nature finance, she will be responsible for overseeing IAPB’s continued growth as it ensures high integrity Nature markets deliver for people and planet.

IAPB welcomes continued French-UK support

Date: 11 July 2025

Yesterday the French and UK governments announced that they will each be committing funding to help drive the next chapter of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits - supporting the initiative as it works globally to unlock finance and build trusted markets that benefit people and the planet.

Both countries, as endorsed by President Macron and His Majesty King Charles III, have been strong supporters of IAPB’s work since its launch in June 2023 and will continue to provide foundational backing as IAPB enters its next phase of growth.

The commitment of up to €580,000 and £500,000 respectively, in addition to in-kind resource, will support IAPB’s mission to accelerate the development of high integrity biodiversity credit markets.

IAPB at the Blue Economy & Finance Forum

Blue Economy & Finance Forum (BEFF)

IAPB received strong endorsement at the Monaco Blue Economy & Finance Forum (BEFF) last week. The co-Chairs spoke at a plenary session on Blended Finance, where they announced IAPB’s transition to an independent entity and set out details of our workplan leading up to COP30 in Belem.

In his speeches at both events, President Macron praised the rigor and credibility of IAPB’s Framework, noting that it offers a more grounded and trustworthy model than many approaches in the carbon markets

He also highlighted the work of IAPB’s partner pilot projects in channelling investment and accelerating the transition to a nature-positive future. He specifically referenced pilots working in marine ecosystems, ranging from seagrass meadows in Kenya and Australia, to coral reefs in the Philippines and mangroves in the UAE. and underscored the potential of nature credits as meaningful tools for financing nature restoration and conservation.

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A new chapter for IAPB

IAPB secures philanthropic funding and operational independence as it builds on its Framework to ensure high integrity Nature markets deliver for people and planet

The International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), a global initiative originally launched by the governments of France and the United Kingdom is entering a new chapter in its mission to accelerate the development of high-integrity biodiversity credit markets.

Building on the momentum of IAPB’s Framework and with thanks to generous philanthropic support the IAPB is moving to operate as a fully independent legal entity outside government. While we continue to benefit from the foundational support of the governments of France and the United Kingdom, this enables us to stand on our own two feet — and we warmly invite other countries to join us in this global effort to protect and restore Nature.

This transition marks a significant milestone in the IAPB’s journey. With our operationally independent status confirmed, we are moving full speed ahead with our ambitious work programme for the summer and the year ahead, including contributions to COP30 and beyond.

This includes plans for a Policy Lab to support governments with enabling policy and regulation environments that are essential to scale markets with high integrity and at pace, a Community of Practice already underway to facilitate knowledge sharing between a wide group of projects around the globe (across 22 countries), and continued work to build on our guidance and standards for high integrity markets.

We are pleased that a great many of the original Panel members and other partners will continue to be involved in the next phase of the initiative. We look forward to working with them, alongside new faces - in particular IPs and LCs, NGOs and scientists as well as businesses and governments.

This next phase is more than a continuation — it is a scaling up of ambition, reach, and impact.

IAPB launches its Community of Practice

IAPB Community of Practice

On 26 February, IAPB launched its community of practice, building on existing collaboration between IAPB and the 30+ pilot projects we first assembled at COP16 in Cali.

This forum brings together practitioners to share learnings and insights on how their projects are implemented on the ground, enable productive exchanges between project developers, including feedback-giving and sharing of methodologies, and support practical application of IAPB’s Framework guidance and High-Level Principles for high integrity biodiversity credit markets.

The group’s inaugural meeting focused on the topic of high integrity measurement and shone a light on the latest developments and cutting-edge innovation that is helping to underpin rigorous, verifiable and high-quality measurement of credits and their outcomes. The session was introduced by IAPB’s co-chairs Dame Amelia Fawcett and Sylvie Goulard. David Craig also shared insights on how IAPB's Measurement Working Group has tackled this important topic, including by publishing a set of core design criteria.

The meeting was attended by over 40 individuals and organisations and featured presentations by the Wildlife Conservation Society, CreditNature and CDC Biodiversité on their ongoing work to embed high integrity measurement in project design and delivery.

Press Coverage

Op-eds on IAPB's Framework

On 28 October the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) launched its Framework for high integrity biodiversity credit markets. IAPB’s Panel members have authored a number of op-eds discussing the potential of biodiversity credits and credit markets in mobilising capital towards Nature conservation and restoration, helping to change the relationship of corporates and financial markets with Nature and better supporting Nature’s stewards.

Read the Comment from Alexandre Antonelli, Robert Calcagno, Pauline Nantongo Kalunda and Ximena Rueda in Nature
Read the op-ed from Chief Almir Narayamoga Suruí and Simon Zadek in Project Syndicate
Read the op-ed from Ilona Szabo de Carvalho in Folha de S. Paulo
Read the op-ed from Mariana Sarmiento and Simon Zadek in Cambio

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