Toute l'actualitéAs COP30 approaches, Stéphane Hallaire, President and Founder of Reforest’Action, takes on the presidency of the Nature+ Coalition — a new international alliance bringing together project developers, companies and stakeholders to promote Nature-based Solutions within global climate discussions and regulatory frameworks.
A global initiative for Nature-based Solutions
Co-founded in October 2025 by Reforest’Action, SE Advisory Services, La Belle Forêt, aDryada and StockCO2, the Nature+ Coalition aims to give actors committed to preserving and restoring natural ecosystems a unified, stronger and more influential voice within international climate negotiations and discussions relating to carbon markets.
It also seeks to bring together companies that wish to gain strategic insights into the latest political and regulatory developments — particularly those concerning Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and European initiatives such as the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). This knowledge will help investors anticipate future regulations and strengthen their climate strategies.
The coalition advocates for the recognition of Nature-based Solutions within carbon markets by contributing proposals on regulatory notions that remain ill-defined, such as the permanence of carbon credits and high-integrity criteria. The founding members call for quality standards that encompass climate issues, biodiversity and socio-economic impacts, reflecting the multifunctional nature of protected and/or restored ecosystems.
Climate emergency and insufficient funding
In 2024, 8.1 million hectares of forests were lost worldwide according to the FAO — an area equivalent to half the size of England. Yet, funding directed towards forest restoration remains critically insufficient.
The latest United Nations report on forest financing, published in October 2025, highlights that annual investments should more than triple — rising from 84 billion dollars in 2023 to 300 billion by 2030 — to meet the environmental and climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.
According to the Copernicus Global Climate Report, the average global temperature in 2024 was 1.55°C higher than in the pre-industrial period. While 196 states signed the Paris Agreement pledging to limit global warming to 2°C, or preferably 1.5°C by 2100, current trends show a significant deviation from these goals.
If these trends continue, the world’s GDP could drop by as much as 23% by 2050, according to a recent report by Systemiq Earth.
Political and regulatory uncertainty
These figures underscore the urgent need for coordinated international action. Yet, global policies and regulations continue to show more weak signals than tangible implementation.
As COP30 nears, only 28% of countries have submitted new national biodiversity strategies, while major greenhouse gas emitters such as China have set insufficient targets or even withdrawn from certain climate initiatives — notably the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement. Meanwhile, the European Union adopted its 2035 emission reduction range at the last minute and remains one of the world’s main contributors to imported deforestation.
In this context, the Nature+ Coalition seeks to form a collective advocacy platform ensuring that the voice of Nature-based Solutions is fully represented in policy and regulatory decisions, particularly concerning international carbon markets.
Opportunities for decision-makers
In its initial phase, the Nature+ Coalition will focus on two major advocacy pillars: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). Both frameworks represent unprecedented opportunities to recognise the essential role of carbon markets and investments in Nature-based Solutions in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
Article 6 establishes a framework for international cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions more effectively, through market mechanisms allowing countries to exchange emission reductions (ITMOs) with transparency and single accounting guarantees, and through non-market mechanisms supporting technology transfer, financing and knowledge sharing for sustainable development.
In this context, the Nature+ Coalition advocates for methodological criteria that ensure the inclusion of Nature-based Solutions — which must not be overlooked in favour of technological carbon capture methods. Article 6.4, discussed at COP30, could provide a clearer and more transparent framework for mobilising private funds to protect natural ecosystems. It aims to structure a global carbon market based on common high-integrity standards, systematically embedding benefits for biodiversity, ecosystems and human communities, as well as the central concept of permanence to ensure lasting impacts.
The Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF)
The CRCF is a European initiative that establishes a common certification framework for carbon removals and reductions across EU member states, covering both Nature-based Solutions (such as tree planting, soil restoration, regenerative agriculture, sustainable forest management) and technological carbon capture and storage (BECCS, direct air capture, etc.). The first delegated acts will enable the deployment of CRCF methodologies and projects by 2026.
Once again, the Nature+ Coalition emphasises the need to integrate precise high-integrity criteria, particularly those generating tangible and lasting benefits for biodiversity — beyond carbon sequestration and the ‘do no significant harm’ approach currently proposed by the European Commission.
The EU’s 2040 Emission Reduction Target
In July 2025, the European Commission proposed allowing EU member states to meet up to 3% of their 2040 target with high-quality carbon credits purchased on the global market. In November 2025, EU member states adopted the goal of reducing emissions by 90% by 2040 (compared to 1990 levels), with significant flexibilities — including the use of up to 5% of international carbon credits, and an option to further increase this by another 5 percentage points.
This decision sends a strong signal that will significantly increase demand for international carbon credits. The Nature+ Coalition will ensure that the eligibility criteria for these projects are transparent and aligned with best practices in quality and integrity, providing a robust framework for both European countries and project host nations.
The Nature+ Coalition’s main mission is to fully integrate biodiversity considerations into projects and initiatives impacting carbon markets, and to promote Nature-based Solutions among international and European decision-makers. For companies, joining the coalition offers a unique opportunity to strengthen their Net Zero strategies by participating in a just climate transition — grounded in transparency, robust standards and regulations, and ensuring genuine co-benefits for the environment and human communities. Join us! Together, let’s accelerate the large-scale deployment of ecosystem restoration and conservation initiatives, and make Nature-based Solutions a tangible lever to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.