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Cercarbono, a leader in carbon certification, continues to innovate in sustainable finance with a strategic expansion of its groundbreaking Carbon Credits Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance offerings. Following the success of the inaugural policy with Mere Plantations, Cercarbono announces a significant memorandum of understanding with Howden, the esteemed global insurance intermediary group. This collaboration makes a significant step forward in bolstering confidence acr

Boasting the voluntary carbon market's first warranty and indemnity insurance policy, the developer of a forestry project in Ghana is now fielding interest from six major corporates that are new to the market and offering a premium of at least 30% in added value, according to the developer's CEO. ................ A subscription is required to read further content through Carbon Pulse - INTERVIEW: Insurance coverage drawing big new buyers and high prices to Ghana forestry pro

January 13 – With some 55% of the world’s GDP either moderately or heavily dependent on nature, according to PwC, much more finance needs...

January 13 - With some 55% of the world’s GDP either moderately or heavily dependent on nature, according to PwC, much more finance needs to flow away from activities that harm nature towards activities that support it. Indeed, the U.N. Environment Programme estimates , that annual investments in nature-based solutions (NbS) need to increase from $200 billion to $542 billion by 2030 to tackle the planet’s climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises. One important chann

Myerscough staff have been in Ghana to train locals in a range of land-based skills including tractor and chainsaw operation. James...

Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, today announces the placement of the first Carbon Credits Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance policy. The W&I policy provided insurance cover on the sale of carbon credits for the reafforestation project of degraded forest lands by Mere Plantations, a UK-based company that owns and operates a teak plantation in Ghana, West Africa, and has been underwritten by a leading managing general agent. This is an important milestone i

Forestry is not an industry that tends to move quickly. Trees need years to grow, even in tropical climates. But there are clear trends...

The idea that companies can offset their emissions by purchasing credits from schemes that remove carbon from the atmosphere, or avoid emissions in the first place, has never been universally welcomed. Critics fear that carbon credits merely serve as a “permit to pollute” for companies that fail to cut their emissions. Concerns escalated last year , as a series of high-profile controversies exposed apparently severe methodological flaws in various offsetting schemes. Carbon c

The Fire Prevention and Wildfire Plan for Mere Plantations in the Afram Headwaters Forest Reserve this dry season has been discussed and...

Mere Plantations Limited (“Mere”) are proud to have achieved full certification of its plantation sites, under the Cercarbono Certified...

The annual event a huge celebration of the outdoor environment, those that work with trees (arborists), and recognition of a hugely...

The UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), a member-based trade association that promotes trade between Ghana and the United Kingdom, has...

Following the hugely successful inaugural event in 2022 we are delighted to see the return of the Rose Road Association mass swim event...