Tuesday, 26th August 2025 | 14:00–18:00 | CCBB Rio de Janeiro BVRio and the Forest Code Observatory (OCF) are convening this debate with the private sector, and civil society, which highlights the connection between the protection of native vegetation on private lands and the climate agenda. The event aims to build bridges across sectors, identify […]
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Wednesday, 27th August 2025 | 09:00–12:30 | CCBB Rio de Janeiro With deep experience in sustainable finance and land use, BVRio is convening, with partners, this session to discuss financial strategies and field experiences that can support a just and climate-smart agricultural transition in Brazil. Panels: Panel 1: Sustainable production in practice Panel 2: Financing […]
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Thursday, 28th August 2025 | 09:30–17:00 | CCBB Rio de Janeiro With extensive experience in waste management and inclusive circular economy models, BVRio is convening this multi-partner event to explore Brazil’s regulatory frameworks and showcase practical solutions across the waste value chain. Panels: Panel 1: International waste policy and the global plastics treaty Panel 2: […]
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Tuesday, 26th August 2025 | 09:00–12:30 | CCBB Rio de Janeiro Based on its experience in this sector, BVRio is convening, with partners, this event to promote dialogue on strategies, partnerships, and financial mechanisms needed to scale up ecological restoration efforts in Brazil. Panels: Panel 1: Integrating policies and resources to scale up restoration in […]
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Geneva, 4 August 2025 — As negotiators gather for what is expected to be the final round of the UN’s global plastics treaty talks, BVRio hosted an interactive roundtable to tackle a persistent structural challenge: the disconnect between international finance and the community-led waste recovery initiatives that are essential to addressing plastic pollution. The event […]
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BVRio’s ‘Fishing for Litter’ programme, developed in partnership with artisanal fishing communities in Guanabara Bay, recently welcomed Larissa Godoy, the national coordinator of the TerraMar Project, an initiative led by Brazil’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA). Coordinated by the Department of Oceans and Coastal Management at the MMA, in partnership with GIZ […]
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The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming (MDA), BVRio, and the Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development (FBDS) have signed a Cooperation Agreement under PlanaFlor, a strategic plan aimed at leveraging the potential of Brazil’s Forest Code to integrate vegetation recovery with sustainable rural production. The agreement was established to promote productive restoration, i.e., sustainably […]
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The Leadership of BVRio’s Forest and Sustainable Land Use activities is changing with the departure of Beto Mesquita, who has played a prominent role in BVRio over the last seven years, and the arrival of Roberta Del Giudice as the new Director of Forests and Public Policies. Roberta, an environmental lawyer with deep expertise in […]
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For the first time, a waste management app was used to track waste collection during Rio Carnival. The KOLEKT app was provided by BVRio to record the activities of Folia Verde, a ‘green carnival’ campaign promoted by the Municipal Secretariat for Environment and Climate (SMAC) of Rio de Janeiro. Over 12 days of festivities, the […]
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The Brazilian Forestry Service (SFB) has signed a Cooperation Agreement with PlanaFlor, through BVRio, to drive environmental regularisation and enhance economic incentives for the conservation of native vegetation in Brazil. This partnership seeks to develop strategic actions within the framework of the Strategic Implementation Plan of the Forest Code, known as PlanaFlor. Through the agreement, […]
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