Deep Dive: Business Case Biodiversity
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Coalitions commit to concrete targets and standards: the Symbiosis Coalition pledges 20 million tons by 2030, issues a joint RFP end‑2024, and enforces five quality pillars—conservative accounting, durability, social benefits, ecological integrity and transparency—plus long‑term off‑take to lower financing costs. Case projects include a 40‑year Ethiopia program with ~€500M invested and 6M beneficiaries aiming to scale hectares fourfold within a decade, a 5,000 km2 Ecuador corridor with ~565 tCO2/ha biomass and regenerative agriculture, and Gujarat mangrove replanting impacting ~26,000 families; market prices cited around €30 per tCO2.
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