How can investors link capital to real biodiversity gains? This workshop defines investable evidence and shows how transparent measurement and data infrastructure make it bankable. We compare regulated compensation systems such as Germany’s eco-points (Ökopunkte/Ökokonto) with other emerging nature credits systems to clarify use cases, incentives, and risks. We then explore how continuous digital monitoring—satellites, drones, field sensors, bioacoustics, eDNA—and disciplined data management turn site-level observations into reproducible indicators, baselines, and performance triggers for contracts and portfolios. Short demos will illustrate (i) provenance-rich nature data management and QA/QC with Svarmi’s DATACT, (ii) high-integrity sensor networks from adjacent environmental markets as a blueprint for robust MRV, and (iii) market enablement via new entrepreneurial players in the nature credits market.
Outcome: a practical checklist investors and project developers can use to assess transparency, traceability, and long-term stewardship in nature deals.