Biodiversity credits are emerging as a potential tool to direct more funding toward protecting and restoring nature. Unlike offsets, which aim to compensate for environmental damage, credits are designed to generate measurable, net-positive biodiversity outcomes.
To explore how this idea could be applied in the Canadian context, the Nature Investment Hub and the International Institute for Sustainable Development co-hosted a round table with Canadian experts. The discussion highlighted both the opportunities and the practical challenges associated with developing a credible and effective biodiversity credit market in Canada.
Three themes stood out clearly from the conversation: ensuring market integrity, centring Indigenous leadership, and recognizing the role of regulatory signals in creating stable demand.
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