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EU releases its roadmap towards nature credits.

The European Commission has released a roadmap towards nature credits to incentivise private investments into actions that protect and preserve nature, and reward those who undertake these actions and invest in them. A call for feedback is open until 30 September, alongside a call for expression of interest to join a new expert group.

date:  14/07/2025

The European Commission has published a Roadmap towards Nature Credits, outlining a step-by-step approach to support the development of high-integrity nature credit schemes in the EU and internationally. The roadmap sets out how nature credits could complement public funding and help mobilise additional resources for biodiversity, while ensuring environmental and social safeguards.

Nature credits are presented as one possible way to support and value nature-positive action – such as restoring wetlands, maintaining high-diversity landscapes or enhancing soil and pollinator health – and to channel funding towards actors on the ground, such as farmers, foresters, fishers, land managers, landowners and local communities. The approach builds on existing biodiversity policies and aims to ensure coherence with EU legislation, including the Nature Restoration Regulation and the Carbon Removals Certification Framework.

To inform this process, the Commission has launched a call for feedback, open until 30 September 2025. Stakeholders are invited to comment on the proposed objectives, opportunities and challenges related to the development of nature credits, including on methodological and governance aspects.

A key step is the establishment of a new expert group on nature credits, which will provide guidance on certification, market functioning and integrity standards. Applications to join the group are now open, with a first round of selection to be completed by 10 September 2025. The group will bring together Member States, scientific experts, businesses, civil society, financial actors and all kinds of stakeholders.

For more information, please read the Roadmap here.

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