01/07/2025 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission is continuing its initial experiments with introducing potential ‘nature credits’ (see EUROPE 13648/5) by providing support (advice and incubation) to the independent RESTORE investment vehicle project (not to be confused with the European regulation of the same name). In recent months, the ‘Green Assist’ initiative made it possible to explore the structuring possibilities for the financial support provided by RESTORE, the first investment vehicle dedicated to the restoration and conservation of biodiversity through the issuance of biodiversity certificates, to three ‘nature credit’ pilots, including two in France (Vosges and Jura) and one in Peru, said the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) on Monday 30 June. CINEA’s support will enable these initial investment projects to align “with the European Commission’s Nature Credits framework and roadmap”. (FS)