Between 23 May and 2 June, the Forest Code Observatory (OCF), of which BVRio is a member, is promoting ‘Forest Code +10’, a week of debates to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of the law that protects native vegetation in Brazil, the ‘New Forest Code’. The event opens on 23 May with a workshop aimed at journalists, ‘(Un)covering the Forest Code’, organised by BVRio.
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In September, the Brazil Coalition created a Task Force – Força-Tarefa da Coalizão Brasil – (FT) dedicated to the Forest Code. One of the main purposes of the new group is to promote the alignment of the many discussions involving the Code that take place in the different FTs and Dialogue Forums of the movement.
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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.
Read more...With over 65% of the Republic of Congo covered by forest – an area almost the size of the United Kingdom – it is vitally important that sustainable forest management practices take place in the country, both to improve livelihoods and protect the forest. The main legislation to do this is the country’s Forest Code; in July 2020, a new version of the code received presidential approval after eight years of revision. This is an important milestone towards a more sustainable and inclusive forestry and timber sector.
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Author/s: Pedro Moura Costa & Mauricio Moura Costa The Brazilian timber sector is responsible for the extraction of more than 13 million m3 of hardwood logs from Amazonian rainforests. These logs, in turn, feed a wood processing industry that around R$ 8 billion in annual revenue. However, the importance of the timber sector has […]
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Author/s: Pedro Moura Costa & Mauricio Moura Costa Given their importance for facilitating compliance and implementation of the new Brazilian Forest Code, there is an urgent need to create the necessary conditions for using the Forest Legal Reserve Compensation Mechanisms of the Code. In particular, it is essential that these mechanisms be regulated by […]
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Author: Pedro Moura Costa In 2012 the new Brazilian Forest Code (Forest Law 12.651) was adopted after a long and exhausting political process. Like most existing laws in Brazil, the Forest Code is not perfect. Consequently, a series of demands for changes and alterations have been raised by, on one side, rural landowners and agribusiness, […]
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Author/s: Pedro Moura Costa, Mauricio Moura Costa, Beto Mesquita BVRio Institute is an organisation with the institutional mission to promote the use of market mechanisms to facilitate compliance with environmental laws and support a green economy in Brazil. The following text is the first of a series that aims to bring information to society […]
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