Biodiversity Intelligence, EMFF, and Cercarbono Forge Alliance to Advance Global Biodiversity Markets
New York, September 23, 2025 – Biodiversity Intelligence, the Environmental Markets Fairness Foundation (EMFF), and Cercarbono have announced a strategic Alliance aimed at accelerating the development of high-integrity biodiversity markets worldwide. The collaboration will focus on the co-development of the Biodiversity Intelligence Methodology (BIM) for restoration, to be implemented under Cercarbono’s Biodiversity Certification Programme, and on supporting the advancement of biodiversity projects across global markets.
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Cercarbono named ‘Best GHG Crediting Programme / Standards Setter’
Bogotá, Colombia, 23 September 2025 – Cercarbono, a global leader in environmental certification, has been named ‘Best GHG Crediting Programme / Standards Setter’ at the 2025 Environmental Finance Voluntary Carbon Market Awards, making it the first Global South standard to win the award.
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Cercarbono opens public consultation on updated REDD+ methodology, reinforcing integrity, safeguards, and international alignment
Cercarbono, a leading global environmental project certification standard, today announced the launch of a public consultation on its updated Integral M/LU-REDD+ Methodology (Version 3.0). This revision strengthens the technical and methodological foundation of REDD+ activities, ensuring consistency with international agreements under the UNFCCC while embedding safeguards to protect biodiversity and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
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