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The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from the Republic of Congo into the US and European markets. It also provides a summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due diligence must address, for the Republic of Congo.

The guide, initially published in January 2021, has been updated with information about the Open Timber Portal (OTP), a free online platform designed by the World Resources Institute. The goal of the OTP, as that of BVRio’s Due Diligence guides, is to incentivise legality in the timber sector, by facilitating access to information.

CHINESE VERSION Lesser-known and lesser-used species refer in this booklet to under-utilised timber species from Ghana that have similar properties to other popular species.

There are more than 50,000 species of timber in the world, but only a small proportion of these are used commercially. Currently, Ghana has nearly 90 species that are regularly exploited and traded as timber. Lesser-known & lesser-used species can have similar and even better performance for some specific end-uses; they can also have a more distinctive and unique appearance compared to more popular ones. Using these species is not only a good business decision but also has the potential to improve livelihoods and protect biodiversity.

Voluntary transactions have the potential to help nations not only achieve but surpass their Paris agreement targets, according to new analysis compiled by international non-profit BVRio and the Brazilian REDD+ Alliance. The analysis also focuses on the positive potential the new Brazilian Programme Floresta+ has.

As transações voluntárias têm o potencial de ajudar as nações não apenas a alcançar, mas também a superar suas metas do Acordo de Paris, de acordo com nova análise compilada pelo BVRio e pela Aliança Brasileira de REDD+. A análise também enfoca o potencial positivo que o novo Programa Floresta+ brasileiro tem.

The guide is part of the series that was first launched in 2017 with guides profiling Brazil and Ghana. The series of guides summarises the main documents that evidence legality, and how to interpret them for each country, in order for buyers to conduct document-based due diligence of timber consignments to be imported into the US and European markets.

The guide profiling Peru includes a brief description of the legality framework and the organisations involved in the forest and timber sector. It also includes a summary of the main documents along the supply chain and the main risks regarding illegality in the country, and shows real samples of these documents and how to read them, flagging what to be aware of when reviewing them.

La guía forma parte de la serie que se lanzó por primera vez en 2017 con guías que describen el Brasil y Ghana. En la serie de guías se resumen los principales documentos que prueban la legalidad, y cómo interpretarlos para cada país, a fin de que los compradores puedan realizar una diligencia debida basada en documentos de los envíos de madera que se van a importar a los mercados de los Estados Unidos y Europa. También brinda un resumen de los principales riesgos asociados a la legalidad de la madera que la diligencia debida debe tomar en cuenta, para cada país en particular.

Lesser-known and lesser-used species refer in this booklet to under-utilised timber species from Ghana that have similar properties to other popular species.

There are more than 50,000 species of timber in the world, but only a small proportion of these are used commercially. Currently, Ghana has nearly 90 species that are regularly exploited and traded as timber. Lesser-known & lesser-used species can have similar and even better performance for some specific end-uses; they can also have a more distinctive and unique appearance compared to more popular ones. Using these species is not only a good business decision but also has the potential to improve livelihoods and protect biodiversity.

While the forest sector is at the centre of international concerns about the sustainable management of forest resources, the negative effects of the pandemic on the forest sector should not overshadow the crucial role of forests in securing the livelihoods on which local people depend.

BVRio, in collaboration with ATIBT and support from UK Aid under the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate Programme, carried out a study to ensure a better understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on the forest sector in the Republic of Congo.

BVRio, en collaboration avec ATIBT et avec le soutien de UK Aid dans le cadre du programme de gouvernance forestière, marchés et climat, a réalisé une étude afin d’assurer une meilleure compréhension de l’impact de la COVID-19 sur le secteur forestier en République du Congo. Elle souligne les conséquences de la pandémie sur le secteur forestier et les difficultés de la mise en application des mesures liées à la lutte contre la propagation de l’épidémie.

Actively restored tropical forests recover above ground biomass faster than areas left to regenerate naturally after being logged, according to new research led by the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen and ETH Zürich’s Department of Environmental Systems Science. The research, published in Science, has its origins in work that Dundee’s Professor Mark Cutler and researchers now at Nottingham University carried out in Borneo almost 25 years ago. He led the project alongside colleagues at the University of Aberdeen, and ETH Zürich’s Department of Environmental Systems Science with the support of the SE Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP).

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Para que o Brasil consiga cumprir seus compromissos no Acordo de Paris, de mitigação das mudanças climáticas por meio da redução de 37% das emissões de gases de efeito estufa até 2025, com base nos níveis de 2005, o agronegócio local precisa urgentemente melhorar a eficiência de produção, eliminar as atividades de degradação do solo e fomentar a adoção de tecnologias de sequestro de carbono para produtores rurais. Para efeitos de comparação, o país está atrás somente da China e da Índia no nível de emissões de CO2 no agronegócio.

While concerns about accelerating global warming preoccupy the public—as one can observe from the recent school strikes as protest against too few climate protection efforts—the Paris Agreement on Climate Change is starting to take effect in several areas of our planet. Yet, while in Europe, levels of carbon dioxide emissions are declining, in order to reach the 2 goal and even more the 1.5 goal of the agreement, global climate protection efforts have to be strengthened considerably. This becomes even more urgent as concentrations of methane, which is another very potent greenhouse gas besides carbon dioxide, have increased in an unexpectedly strong way in recent years. (...) Although the chapters in the book focus on the joint effects of climate policy, it is straightforward to apply the models and techniques used in this book also to joint production in other fields, for instance to research on philanthropy, performing arts, green goods consumption, terrorism, and military alliances.

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from Cameroon into the US and European markets. It also provides a summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due diligence must address, for Cameroon.

O objetivo deste estudo é de fazer um levantamento da situação atual
dos manejos florestais comunitários no Brasil, para identificar barreiras
e oportunidades para aprimoramento e crescimento do setor.

This guide is intended to help Chinese buyers of Brazilian forestry
and agricultural commodities to verify compliance with the
Brazilian Forest Code in their supply chains. By requiring law enforcement
from its suppliers, Chinese buyers will be able to demonstrate that their products
derive from sustainable agricultural sources and do not contribute, for example,
to illegal deforestation in Brazil.

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
Ghana into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Ghana.

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
Brazil into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Brazil.

This paper highlights the risks inherent in issuing carbon credits
for project scale emissions reductions relative to an estimate of
what would have otherwise occurred – which is the basis of the
UN’s Clean Development Mechanism – in the absence of an overall
sectoral or national emissions budget within which carbon credit
issuance would be accounted for through rigorous and transparently
monitored double-entry bookkeeping.

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents
that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order
to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from
different countries into the US and European markets. It also provides a
summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due
diligence must address, for Brazil and Ghana.

Conservation of Tropical Rainforests tells the history of international
conservation finance and provides a variety of options for individuals,
businesses, and governments to support conservation financing projects.

Case Study #1: Brazil’s Forest Code and Legal Reserve Credits describes
how legal reserve credits (CRAs) work and how BVRio facilitates their
transaction.

ETFRN News 58 — published by the European Tropical Forest Research
Network (ETFRN) — shares experiences and considers ways to improve
the effectiveness of zero deforestation commitments through public-private
collaboration and other models.

O conjunto de artigos aqui apresentados proporciona ao leitor um panorama
nacional sobre os avanços, desafios e oportunidades para a implementação
mais efetiva da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, em seus múltiplos aspectos e,
em especial, no que se refere aos resíduos urbanos.

O relatório descreve uma proposta de mercados de carbono distintos,
mas complementares, como solução para a viabilização da inclusão de
REDD+ e apoio ao cumprimento do Acordo de Paris.

The report describes a proposal of separate, but complementary, carbon markets,
as a solution to facilitate the inclusion of REDD+ into markets to meet the targets
of the Paris Agreement.

Considerado um exemplo na gestão de resíduos sólidos urbanos,
o mecanismo de mercado de Créditos de Logística Reversa (CLR)
encontra-se nas páginas da publicação, lançada pelo
Consulado Geral dos Países Baixos, a Finep, e a Firjan,
apoiado pela Exchange4Change Brasil.

O relatório descreve um mecanismo de mercado desenvolvido para
incentivar a coleta, triagem e reciclagem de resíduos sólidos;
revela os resultados prometedores de uma experiência piloto no Brasil
conduzida com duas empresas líderes de bens de consumo,
e oferece propostas para a expansão deste mecanismo globalmente.

The report describes a market mechanism developed to incentivize the collection,
separation and recycling of solid waste; shows the results of an initial trial in Brazil,
conducted with two leading consumer goods companies; and provides suggestions to
scale up its use.

O guia tem como objetivo de ajudar os compradores de commodities florestais
e agrícolas a verificarem o atendimento ao Código Florestal brasileiro
nas suas cadeias de suprimento.

The guide aims at helping buyers of Brazilian forestry and agricultural commodities
verify compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code in their supply chains.

O Sistema de Due Diligence e Avaliação de Risco da BVRio, baseado em
análise de big data, tem o objetivo de auxiliar o processo de due diligence
e avaliação de risco de ilegalidade de madeira tropical amazônica.

BVRio’s Due Diligence and Risk Assessment System was created to screen
Brazilian timber and timber products for their legality status.
The system is an integral part of the BVRio Responsible Timber Exchange,
which also includes a Trading Platform for sourcing timber products from legal sources.

A missão institucional da BVRio é de promover o uso de mecanismos
de mercado para facilitar o cumprimento de leis ambientais,
apoiando a implementação de novas políticas públicas
e a criação de uma economia verde a nível nacional.

BVRio’s mission is to promote the use of market mechanisms to facilitate compliance
with environmental legislation while supporting the implementation of public policies
and the creation of a green economy at a national scale.

The report is based on the survey responses of 207 corporate participants during January and February 2010 who, according to the data, purchased at least 7.9 million carbon credits in 2009, including approximately 3.0 million offsets from forestry. When compared with 2008 volumes1, the survey respondents represent approximately half the global demand for voluntary forest carbon offsets.

The proposals contained in this publication intend to support government decisions
in case an emissions trading system gets adopted. General and structural
recommendations for a market are made, with the purpose of helping to
design such an instrument, should an ETS be established in the country.

O Observatório do Código Florestal aspira com este guia contribuir com os poderes
públicos estaduais e do Distrito Federal na regulamentação do Novo Código Florestal,
sintetizando os elementos relevantes para a implantação do PRA, com segurança
jurídica e maior eficiência ambiental.

A publicação apresenta três experiências que demonstram a contribuição dos
fundos socioambientais e instrumentos econômicos para a construção de
estratégias territoriais em parceria com o setor privado e que podem ser
importantes mecanismos de promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável
das localidades e regiões envolvidas.

O objetivo da publicação é contribuir para o processo de consolidação de
Unidades de Conservação por meio de dois mecanismos:
(i) compensação de reserva legal, no âmbito da Lei Florestal brasileira
(ii) cumprimento de medidas compensatórias de impacto ambiental no âmbito
de processos de licenciamento ambiental.

Guia visual sobre Cotas de Reserva Ambiental (CRAs).
As CRAs são títulos representativos de cobertura vegetal que podem ser
usados para compensar a falta de Reserva Legal em outra propriedade.

Este estudo testou a viabilidade de um sistema de cotas negociáveis de
descarga de efluentes industriais na Baía de Guanabara.

Manual de utilização da plataforma BVRio para mercados de CRAs e de
Compensação em Unidades de Conservação (UCs)

As Cotas de Reserva Ambiental são títulos representativos de cobertura vegetal
que podem ser usados para compensar a reserva legal de outra propriedade.
BVRio disponibiliza contratos para a comercialização de tais Cotas,
que são negociadas sob a denominação comum de Créditos de Reserva Legal(CRL).