British Standards Institution publishes standards for nature finance

British Standards Institution publishes standards for nature finance The Overarching Principles Standard was developed by the Nature Investment Standards (NIS) Programme funded by Defra. It is the first standard for collective nature markets in the UK and one of the first in the world. The British Standards Institution and Defra have this week launched a consultation for a new Natural Carbon Standard. County of Cornwall launches first agriculture and food strategy in 20 years Cornwall is aiming to become the UK’s leading region for sustainable food. The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Agrifood Strategy and Action Plan has been developed by the regional trade association Cornwall Food and Drink (BBC). FMD: Suspension of imports into Great Britain of certain animal products and live animals from Austria Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency have announced that they will suspend the import of the following products from Austria following a case of FMD in Hungary near the ...