BVRio invites you to the launch of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), a multi-stakeholder platform bringing together representatives of civil society, businesses, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and governments.[...]

BVRio is supporting UN Habitat in the call for Expression of Interest to support the work of Waste Wise Cities for the period 2022-2026[...]

The Circular Action Hub (CAH) has reached 100 registered projects, in just 12 months of operation. Each of the 100 initiatives are providing important environmental waste recovery services and are displayed in this international showcase aimed at connecting projects with funders.[...]

The Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Alerj) has approved the state bill 1.424/16, by Congressman Carlos Minc (PSB), to create the State Payment Program by Environmental Recycling Services (PSAR).[...]

BVRio, is supporting Conservation International (IC) in the development of a financial mechanism and investment strategy.[...]

The inaugural Earthshot Prize awards will be held on October 17, hosted in London at Alexandra Palace and broadcast on BBC One.[...]

The final in a series of five training courses will conclude this month, delivered through a partnership between the Environment Secretariat of Acre (Sema), Brazil and BVRio.[...]

BVRio welcomes the release of a statement and position paper from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation calling for implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for packaging, which has been backed by over 100 businesses.[...]

Since November 2020, BVRio has been participating in preparatory meetings for the implementation of the Amazon Forest Forum, a regional forum of the Forest Dialogue, whose objective is to become a reference space for the construction of solutions for the protection and sustainable use of forests in the Brazilian Amazon.[...]

Iara Meiri de Melo Moura Silva, 40, a mother of two, began working in the recycling market over 20 years ago with her mother, who came to Rio de Janeiro from the North East aged 17 years old. Iara is one of the female leaders in waste picker cooperatives in the State of Rio de Janeiro, in the Beija Flor Cooperative. Behind her love for her profession, Iara talks about the welcoming and learning space that exists in the cooperatives.[...]