Qarlbo Biodiversity joins the European Commission’s Expert Group on Nature Credits
Qarlbo Biodiversity, a global leader in nature-positive production forestry investments, has been selected to join the European Commission’s Expert Group on Nature Credits. As a member of the Expert Group, the company will help develop a market-based nature credit system designed to mobilize private investment in nature-positive initiatives across Europe.
Nature credits are a voluntary mechanism for channelling private capital into investments that protect, conserve and restore nature. By quantifying nature-positive actions like carbon sequestration, increased biodiversity and habitat protection, landowners can create fungible and tradeable assets.
“As a leader in developing transparent, verifiable frameworks for biodiversity and carbon credits, Qarlbo Biodiversity is committed to contributing our technical expertise and practical experience to the design of the European Commission’s Nature Credit System and to safeguarding a vital public interest: biodiversity,” says Aleksandra Holmlund, CEO of Qarlbo Biodiversity.
The newly established expert group brings together leaders from business, civil society, academia and the public sector across Europe. It will advise the European Commission on how nature credits should be designed, certified and implemented in practice – from common criteria and measurement methods to building a transparent and credible market for nature credits. The goal is to ensure high integrity and establish clear rules for all actors investing in nature-positive initiatives.
For further information, please contact:
Aleksandra Holmlund, CEO, Qarlbo Biodiversity
Tel: +46 76 034 41 64
Email: aleksandra.holmlund@qarlbo.com
About Qarlbo Biodiversity
Qarlbo Biodiversity is a global leader in nature-positive forestry investments. By applying Qarlbo Nature+® Forest Management Strategy, the company invests in and actively manages regeneration of biodiversity in forest landscapes. Our goal is to strengthen our planet's lifeline for current and future generations. As a co-founder of the UN-affiliated Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA), the Swedish Biocredit Alliance, and a member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Nature Credits, Qarlbo Biodiversity is at the forefront of catalysing credible, transparent markets for forest conservation and biodiversity regeneration. The company is responsible for enabling the first-ever commercial sale of biodiversity credits in Sweden and the first-ever voluntary sale of a biodiversity credit in the U.S., which were made possible using Qarlbo Biodiversity's pioneering methodology. By integrating monitoring- and reporting- technology with the latest science, Qarlbo Biodiversity is future-proofing forestry to simultaneously ensure conservation and financial viability. For more information, visit https://www.qarlbobiodiversity.com.
