Category: News

BVRio and SOBRE launch updated platform to boost ecosystem restoration efforts across Brazil

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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Brazil launches Forest Reserve Credit market with pioneering participation from BVRio

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 joins a collective call for action to highlight the urgency of large-scale implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code

Multi-stakeholder groups convened in Brasília on Thursday (23 October) for the event “Pact for the Forest Code”, issuing a collective call for action urging organisations from the private sector, civil society and all spheres of government to take responsibility for the implementation of Brazil’s Native Vegetation Protection Law, enacted in 2012 and widely known as […]

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Fishing for Litter: 500 tonnes of waste recovered from Guanabara Bay

The Fishing for Litter programme, an initiative by BVRio, reached an important milestone this month: 500 tonnes of waste recovered from the islands, shores and mangroves of Guanabara Bay. The achievement was celebrated during Rio Ocean Week 2025, on 24 October, in a panel dedicated to adaptation, resilience and the transformation of the livelihoods of […]

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BVRio at COP30

This November BVRio and Sustainable Investment Management will participate in the following COP30, and COP adjacent high level international climate talks:   Financial Leadership for the Future of Agriculture and Food – Sustainable and Deforestation-Free Solutions (roundtable participant)  Host/s: Itaú Unibanco in partnership with UNEP FI Location: São Paulo Date/Time: 3 November, 3:00 PM to […]

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Circular Economy and Climate: Solutions for Waste Management in Brazil and beyond

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 […]

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Sustainable finance and low-carbon agriculture: pathways to COP30

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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Restoration and the Forest Code: levers for Brazil’s climate goals

Forest restoration and the effective implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code are among the country’s greatest opportunities to meet its climate targets, while also generating development. This was the guiding theme of discussions on 26 August during Rio Climate Action Week, in events organised by BVRio in partnership with the Forest Code Observatory, Amigos da Terra […]

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Enhancing Health & Safety in Waste cooperatives: BVRio and AEPW take action

BVRio, in partnership with the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), is strengthening health and safety standards in six waste picker cooperatives in Rio de Janeiro. The initiative is key to promoting a safer and more professional recycling sector in Brazil, protecting workers and consolidating the foundations for long-term operational sustainability. BVRio’s circular economy team […]

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Reflections on INC 5.2 Talks: A Step Forward in Global Plastics Regulation

Since 2022, BVRio has been following the negotiation process inside the UN to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment – a Global Plastic Treaty.  In August in Geneva we participated in the INC 5.2 (the second part of the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee), which […]

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