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VC initiative to catalyse AgTech for climate solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... backing a commericalisation initiative that will identify and fund projects to enhance drought resilience in Australian agriculture. Beanstalk AgTech has received a $10 million grant to develop the Drought Venture Studio, which will seek to support the ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... with demand set to continue in 2024. bfinance has released Natural Capital Investing: An Introduction to Forestry, Agriculture and Carbon Credits, a study on the sector and the three major categories of natural capital assets. "Outside of the obvious ...

Forestry fund raises $450m for natural capital

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... solutions, and new sectors for sustainable investment assets. It will provide investment exposure to integrated forest, agriculture, land, and carbon markets in Australia and New Zealand, targeting investments in core forestry plantations, processing ...

Two Aussie states ramp up climate ambitions to attract investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... towards net zero. It identifies emissions reduction opportunities in the electricity, transport, building, waste, and agriculture sectors. Importantly, the plan outlines steps for decarbonisation of mining in the Pilbara through common-use infrastructure ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... sectors so Australia can keep growing food in sustainable farming businesses." Reynolds also highlighted discussion on agriculture and food systems. "For many countries and for Australia, how we really look at the resilience of our food system and farming ...

L'Oréal Groupe invests in First Nations-led biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... long-term income from landscape rejuvenation, carbon sequestration through certified carbon credits, and regenerative agriculture. The land and biodiversity restoration project will support at least 40 First Nations employees in landscape restoration ...

Podcast: 60,000+ years of care for country - Josh Gilbert

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... Gilbert's research and why learning from Indigenous people's 60,000-plus year knowledge base is key to building thriving agriculture and natural capital markets in Australia. At the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute annual conference ...

Agriculture funding takes the stage at COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), backed by Australia and more than 600 government and non-government partners, has announced $17 billion in new funding for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovations. The ...

COP28: Australia commits $150m to Pacific resilience

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... summit saw a major moment for food system transformation. Australia signed the Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate action, joining 134 countries including Brazil, China, Germany, Indonesia, the UK and the ...

Nature Market Repair Bill passes Senate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... and then try to grow something similar somewhere else. "We understand the two pilot methods created under the former Agriculture Minister - paying farmers to enhance remnant vegetation, and to make biodiverse carbon plantings - will now be rolled out ...