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Growing Interest in Biocredits Grabs Academic Attention
Aug 4, 2025
As global interest inbiodiversity credits grows, a new academic study underscores the momentum. In their Lund University master’s thesis, “Valuing the Invaluable,” Jacob Pedersen and Alexander von Essen explore how biocredits are gaining traction asa market-based solution for biodiversity conservation.
“Efforts toward biodiversity today are where carbon markets were ten years ago,” the authors write. “And we all know how fast that market grew.”
Their research finds that demand is especially strong among industries with significant land impacts—such as mining, construction, and renewable energy—where biocredits are seen as tools to address unavoidable environmental damage and support regulatory compliance.
The authors note that standards for biocredit trading are still evolving. Qarlbo Biodiversity has been at the forefront of encouraging global adoption of biodiversity credit standards, collaborating with corporations, financial leaders and NGOs including the U.N.to set a global standard that can ensure integrity and value in the market.
The thesis outlines five essential criteria for credible biocredit projects, reflecting standards we already meet or exceed using Qarlbo Biodiversity’s measurement, research and verification tool.
- Additionality: Benefits would not occur without the credit
- Permanence: Outcomes must endure over time
- Baseline integrity: A valid scientific starting point is required
- Verification: Results must be measurable and independently audited
- Transparency & governance: Clear, traceable documentation is essential
This thesis adds to a growing body of evidence that biodiversity credits are poised to become a keypart of corporate sustainability strategies.
