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Name: May ’26: UK Carbon & Nature Round-Up May was yet another productive month across the UK's carbon an
Uploaded: 2026-06-15T09:08:53.327Z
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Description: May ’26: UK Carbon & Nature Round-Up May was yet another productive month across the UK's carbon and nature markets, with a major nature finance milestone, legislative progress for Biodiversity Net G

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May ’26: UK Carbon & Nature Round-Up May was yet another productive month across the UK's carbon and nature markets, with a major nature finance milestone, legislative progress for Biodiversity Net Gain, and growing institutional demand for high integrity nature based solutions. Here's what happened 👇 🌲 Woodland Carbon Code activity ▪ 54,570 PIU assignments recorded in May ▪ Key buyers include Pets at Home, Premier Paper Group and Sofology ▪ 11 additional buyers active across 16 projects ▪ Highest monthly total since September 2023, continuing strong market momentum  🌿 Peatland restoration capacity gets a boost ▪ Defra announced a new £1.15m Peatland Restoration Sector Capacity Grant Scheme running from 2026 to 2030 ▪ Funding designed to grow the workforce, skills and supply chain needed to restore England's peatlands at scale ▪ Applications expected to open in June 2026  💰 Big Nature Impact Fund reaches first close ▪ Defra backed BNIF reached a first close of £64.6m ▪ Managed by Finance Earth, with a £30m Defra cornerstone commitment helping to de risk private investment ▪ Capital will support woodland creation, peatland restoration and habitat creation projects  🦋 BNG legislation progresses for NSIPs ▪ Mandatory 10% Biodiversity Net Gain confirmed for English onshore NSIP applications submitted from 2 November 2026 ▪ Further guidance and biodiversity gain statement updates published to support implementation ▪ Marks the transition from policy announcement to legal framework  📈 Corporate demand and market signals strengthen ▪ Met Office launched preliminary market engagement for UK nature based carbon removals, with contracts worth up to £900k over five years ▪ National Grid issued a Biodiversity and Climate Solutions notice seeking biodiversity units, nature based restoration and high integrity carbon credits ▪ Continued evidence of institutional demand emerging across UK nature markets  Let us know if we've missed anything and find out more via the links in the comments 👇 #NaturalCapital #NatureBasedSolutions #CarbonMarkets #NatureMarkets #BiodiversityNetGain #WoodlandCarbonCode #PeatlandRestoration #NatureFinance #ClimateResilience

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