Who's who in nature markets
The three groups of people who make nature markets work — sellers who change how land is used, buyers who purchase verified credits, and capital investors who bridge the timing gap between the two.
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Two short explainers on how the arrangements that pay for restoration actually work — who the players are, and why the buyers buy.
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Nature markets are the arrangements through which the environmental benefits of restoring land — cleaner water, stored carbon, richer biodiversity — can be counted, verified, and paid for. They sit behind the Blended Finance Plan: the route by which the Ure Dales scheme will raise part of the money it needs to deliver the other five plans.
Two short pages cover the basics.
Nature markets explainers
Why companies buy nature credits
Statutory obligations, reporting requirements, voluntary commitments, investor expectations, and reputation — the reasons behind buyer demand for verified restoration.
Read more →Further reading
- Blended Finance Plan — how the scheme will raise the money to deliver the other five plans
- The six plans — overview of the six DEFRA development-phase plans
- Glossary