Key Impact Points: UN Releases Blueprint to Finance a Thriving Ocean Economy The United Nations Global Compact and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) have launched the Ocean Investment Protocol, a landmark framework designed to scale finance for a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable ocean economy. Building on existing
Key Impact Points: Climate Week in Panama: A Strategic Launchpad for Climate Solutions The first revamped Climate Week of 2025 concluded in Panama City, signaling a shift from climate ambition to implementation. “This Forum has served as much more than a venue just for discussion — it has been a
Key Impact Points: UNDP and Japan Launch ASEAN Blue Carbon Finance Project to Scale Climate Action in Southeast Asia The ASEAN, Government of Japan, and UNDP officially launched the ASEAN Blue Carbon and Finance Profiling (ABCF) Project in Jakarta, marking a strategic step forward in managing blue carbon ecosystems across
Key Impact Points Carbon Direct, in collaboration with Microsoft, today released a first-of-its-kind guide outlining science-based criteria for high-quality environmental attribute certificates (EACs) in the concrete and steel sectors. The criteria address scope 3 emissions from embodied carbon and seek to shape a credible market for low-carbon building materials. Embodied
Key impact points What the draft law sets out Panama’s Ministry of Environment (MiAMBIENTE) introduced the draft Framework Law on Climate Change to: Why it matters “The law has a single objective: to ensure that all future decisions are aligned with protecting the climate system. It’s a commitment to the
Key Impact Points: Brazil’s Climate Fund Supports Biodiversity-Labeled Restoration Deal Brazilian forest restoration company re.green has secured R$ 80 million from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) via the Climate Fund, marking the first-ever biodiversity-labeled restoration financing deal in the country. The initiative is part of the bank’s Arco da Restauração
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Signs Multi-Year Deal for Nature-Based Carbon Credits Climate Asset Management (CAM) has finalized a long-term carbon credit offtake agreement with Microsoft, securing the delivery of up to 700,000 nature-based removal credits by 2035. The credits will come from CAM’s first U.S. forestry asset in Washington’s Olympic
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Commitment to Carbon Removals Microsoft has signed a landmark 10-year deal with Bolivia-based Exomad Green to purchase nearly 1.24 million metric tons of biochar carbon removal credits, marking the largest biochar removals agreement ever by volume, according to a joint statement released on May 21.
Key Impact Points: A Global Shell-ebration American Tortoise Rescue (ATR), the nonprofit behind World Turtle Day®, is marking the 25th anniversary of its annual celebration on May 23, 2025—a milestone in global turtle and tortoise conservation. Founded in 1990 by Susan Tellem and Marshall Thompson, ATR has worked to protect
Leaders from across the globe convened in Panama City, Panama, for the 2025 Nature Summit, a milestone event hosted at the iconic BioMuseo. With its sweeping views of the Panama Canal and its bold, nature-inspired architecture, the BioMuseo set the tone for a forward-looking conversation on climate solutions. This year’s
