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. He highlighted the evolving partnership between the FAO and Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment under the Country

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

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

The price of high-quality carbon credits has reached record levels in late 2025, according to market intelligence firm Sylvera, signaling a major shift toward integrity-driven demand in the voluntary carbon market. Prices for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) credits rose to $24 per tonne in September, up from $14 at the start of the year.…

After intense negotiations extending into early Wednesday morning, European Union member states reached a compromise to formally set the bloc’s next climate target — a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The deal resolves months of disputes among countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, which had…

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…

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…