BVRio has launched a new online form for questions about the Forest Reserve Credits (CRAs) market, aimed at expanding access to reliable information and supporting the implementation of this instrument in Brazil. With recent progress in government action to issue CRAs, demand for technical information and practical guidance on the topic has been growing. In […]
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BVRio has been elected to join the National Coordination Council of ‘Diálogo Florestal’, the body responsible for shaping the initiative’s strategy and guiding, monitoring and supporting its work. The election took place from 5 to 15 December, through a peer vote among the civil society organisations within the Diálogo Florestal membership. The new mandate began […]
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The issuance of Brazil’s first Forest Reserve Credits (CRAs) was celebrated on Tuesday, 2 December, at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, an achievement awaited for over a decade by environmental experts, public managers, and organisations involved in the implementation of the Forest Code. During a panel held as part of the 1st […]
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BVRio and the Brazilian Society for Ecological Restoration (SOBRE) launched today the latest version of the ‘Vitrine da Restauração’, a national platform that brings together data, practitioners, and restoration services to support the recovery of degraded areas and help advance the implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code. The launch took place during the 1st State Meeting […]
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BVRio, the first Brazilian institution to establish the full technical, legal, and operational framework for the Forest Reserve Credit, known nationally as CRA (Cota de Reserva Ambiental) has completed the country’s first-ever credit purchase. The symbolic transaction coincides with the official launch of CRA issuance by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), formalised today at the Ministry of […]
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BVRio’s Fishing for Litter programme reached 500 tonnes of waste recovered in Guanabara Bay and celebrated it at Rio Ocean Week 2025 (24 Oct), honouring fishers as “Guardians of the Ocean” with plaques made from recycled plastic. Since 2020, the programme has engaged artisanal fishers in marine litter collection to complement income and build a […]
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To foster strategic dialogue in the run-up to COP30, BVRio and partner organisations convened a series of meetings bringing together government, civil society, the private sector, academia and financial institutions during the first edition of Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW), held in late August in Rio de Janeiro. Over three intense days, the programme featured […]
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Waste management is one of the world’s greatest urban, environmental, and social challenges, and also one of the areas with the greatest potential for progress in climate action in Brazil. To contribute to this progress, BVRio convened an event during Rio Climate Action Week, bringing together the country’s foremost policy makers, thinkers, activists and financiers […]
Read more...Agriculture and land use are Brazil’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, but also hold the greatest potential to deliver solutions. As a strategic pillar of the national economy and a decisive front in the climate agenda, the sector has become a top priority for climate finance. This urgency set the stage for the event […]
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