Nature enters the carbon market: Australia issues first ACCUs with independently assured nature measurement.

In a historic move for Australia's carbon market, Accounting for Nature has issued the world's first Nxt.Nature CarbonPlus™ labelled units under a pilot program, marking the first time that independently certified environmental accounting data has been digitally linked to Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

The inaugural Nxt.Nature CarbonPlus™ issuance of 41,332 labelled units, spanning three ACCU vintages (2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26), was made to Austin Downs Station, a 167,570-hectare pastoral property in Western Australia. Austin Downs is undertaking long-term landscape regeneration, which includes a Human-Induced Regeneration of a Permanent Even-Aged Native Forest project that has been issued ACCUs by the Australian Government's Clean Energy Regulator.

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Nxt.Nature appoints inaugural CEO to lead next phase of growth in nature markets.

Nxt.Nature today announced the appointment of Vanessa Gibbons as its Chief Executive Officer.

Founded to scale credible, measurable nature-positive outcomes, Nxt.Nature leverages the pioneering Accounting for Nature® Framework to deliver credible, measurable and assured environmental outcomes that link government policy, investment, corporate action, and landholder initiatives to nature markets. As it prepares for full operations in the first quarter of 2026, the company will take on pilot programs currently administered by Accounting for Nature, such as CarbonPlus™ labelled Australian Carbon Credit Units and NaturePlus® credits, and the Nxt.Registry, while actively attracting investment to accelerate growth.

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Board transition marks next chapter in nature market development.

Accounting for Nature announces the departure of board members David Shelmerdine and Neil Sailsbury, who have stepped down from the Accounting for Nature Board following a recent board meeting.

Both David and Neil have played a key role in expanding Accounting for Nature’s international reach, particularly in supporting the organisation’s entry into the United Kingdom and European markets. Their leadership has helped position Accounting for Nature as a globally recognised, science-led standard for environmental condition accounting.

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CarbonPlus™ launched to reward high-integrity environmental outcomes from the carbon market.

Accounting for Nature has today launched its new pilot program for CarbonPlus™, bringing a high degree of standardisation and transparency to the measurement and reporting of environmental condition and co-benefits in carbon projects. Built on the proven science and governance of the Accounting for Nature® Framework, CarbonPlus™ provides a clear, evidence-based link between carbon and nature that meets growing market demand for higher-integrity environmental claims.

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Launch of Nxt.Registry™: Ushers in a new era of transparent, science-backed nature markets.

Today marks a significant advancement for redefining environmental market infrastructure with the launch of the Nxt.Registry™, a breakthrough digital platform that seeks to provide more transparent and secure tracking of nature asset units and labels.

Developed for Nxt.Nature, in partnership with Accounting for Nature and Trovio, the registry is designed to support a new generation of high-integrity, nature-linked market programs – starting with CarbonPlus™.

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