Quantifying a unit of change for voluntary biodiversity credit markets
Convenor – Maxim Vergeichik, Senior Nature Economist, UNDP
Panellists:
- Dr Zoe Balmforth, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Pivotal Future
- Dr Mike Burgass, Director, Biodiversify
- Dr Tim Coles OBE – CEO, rePLANET
- Sinclair Vincent, Director of Sustainable Development Innovation & Markets, Verra
The absence of a harmonized biodiversity metric is commonly cited as a principal constraint limiting private sector investment in biodiversity credit projects worldwide. This panel will share views on how a harmonized metric is being developed which best aligns the needs of practical monitoring, external verification and investor confidence. Ensuring proper peer review of biodiversity uplift or avoided loss claims is a crucial part of developing a market. The panel will open up discussion on how institutions can better work together to apply a metric which can realise the potential of biodiversity credits for all stakeholders.
Presentations
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