Vietnam Targets Up to USD 74 Billion in Agro-Forestry-Aquatic Exports in 2026
Vietnam’s agriculture and environment sector has set an ambitious export target of USD 73–74 billion for agro-forestry and aquatic products in 2026, building on strong performance in 2025 despite global uncertainty.
Mexico Uses Bats to Cut Pesticide Use and Control Agricultural Pests
Mexico has adopted bat conservation as a key tool for sustainable agriculture, significantly reducing pesticide use while improving pest control across several crops, particularly coffee.
Taiwan Advances Carbon Credit Efforts with Paraguay
Taiwan is expanding cooperation with Paraguay to develop internationally recognized carbon credits and strengthen its participation in global carbon markets.
Canada Plans Sustainable Investment Taxonomy for 2026
Canada announced it will launch a national sustainable investment taxonomy in 2026 to help classify economic activities as “green” or “transition” aligned with environmental and climate goals.
EACC Launches Africa-Focused Carbon Projects
The East African Carbon Company (EACC) was officially launched as a government-aligned platform to develop nature-based carbon projects in partnership with African states, beginning with Uganda.
Vietnam’s Sustainable Agriculture Progress Praised by FAO
In an exclusive interview with the Vietnam News Agency in Hanoi, Mr. Vinod Ahuja, the FAO Representative in Vietnam, commended Vietnam’s advances in sustainable agriculture, particularly in low-emission rice cultivation.
FAO Backs Climate-Smart Agriculture Worldwide
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved eight new FAO-led projects totaling USD 58.8 million to support sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture across seven countries: Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Mexico, Senegal, Tanzania, and Ukraine.
Voluntary Carbon Markets Gain Momentum in 2025
In 2025, voluntary carbon markets showed clear signs of progress and growing maturity, despite ongoing challenges. According to Trellis, higher-quality carbon credits gained stronger market recognition, trading at an estimated 30% premium over lower-quality credits. This price
Three Tales of Biodiversity Revival in Latin America
FAO and the Global Environment Facility spotlight three projects restoring ecosystems across Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela—showcasing how nature recovery underpins food security and rural livelihoods. In Brazil’s Caatinga, farmer Eusébia Bezerra, supported by a sustainable agroforestry project, turned drought-hit land into a diversified orchard that now supplies a local cooperative while conserving native species like […]
Who’s Driving Regenerative Agriculture in Europe? Mapping 849 Actors and Their Agendas
A new peer-reviewed study in npj Sustainable Agriculture analyzes 849 websites and 131 farmer interviews across Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal to map who promotes “regenerative agriculture,” where they are based, and what they actually advocate. The authors find that the movement began as farmer-led, but since ~2020 has been increasingly shaped by […]
Governments Launch Coalition to Boost High-Integrity Carbon Credit Markets
At COP30, an international coalition of governments unveiled the Shared Principles for Growing High-Integrity Use of Carbon Credits by Companies and Other Buyers, a new global framework designed to harmonize how corporations engage in carbon markets. The initiative—launched under the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets and co-chaired by Kenya, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, with […]
Gold Standard Approves First CORSIA-Eligible Carbon Credits
Gold Standard has officially certified its first carbon credit project eligible under CORSIA, marking a historic step for the aviation industry’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation. The project—a clean cooking initiative in Malawi developed by Hestian—has generated over 1.5 million credits that airlines can now use during CORSIA’s Phase One (2024–2026) compliance […]