WCC-2025-Rec-078 - Activity Report submission form

General Information

Period covered
IUCN Constituent
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
IUCN Constituent type
IUCN Member organisation
Activities carried out to implement this Resolution
Relevant operative para(s) of Res/Rec Activities Overview Description Status
All
Field activities
France has recently updated its regulatory framework, transitioning to “France Crédits Biodiversité” program, marking a significant scaling-up that translates into a target of 15 M€ raised for 30 sites by 2030. Various French stakeholders are involved (banks, public institutions, NGOs, etc.).
On-going
All
Policy influencing/advocacy
At the European level, work on the nature credit roadmap is continuing with the goal of establishing a European framework for nature credits by 2027; France is fully committed in those discussions.
On-going
Scientific/technical activities
France and UK launched in 2023 the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) to develop international principles on integrity of biodiversity credits and to promote harmonization of national biodiversity credit markets that meet these criteria. FR and UK still finance the IAPB, which is working on: 1) intergov convening and cap. building, 2) creation of soft standards, 3) supporting countries to develop their legal frameworks.
Planned
Actors involved in this resolution
IUCN Members IUCN Commissions IUCN Secretariat Other non-IUCN related organisations
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
No
Challenges / lessons learned
Challenges / lessons learned Description
Insufficient / lack of resources

- Still a tool that is difficult to understand, with various approaches / definitions / legal frameworks (not harmonized).
- Difficult to attract private sector investment.
- Need capacity building
- Still a lot of worries about the risks (on social and environmental integrity for ex)

Report status
Published