The 2022 Earthshot Prize finalists were announced today. The Earthshots are split into five different categories; Protect and Restore Nature, Build a Waste Free World, Revive our Oceans, Clean our Air and Fix our Climate. BVRio has again confirmed its status as an Official Nominator and is in the privileged position to be able to […]
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European Capacity Building Initiative Publication This new Pocket Guide from ecbi sheds light on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. A key part of the 2015 Paris Agreement, Article 6 sets out the basis for international cooperation on climate action, including both market and non-market mechanisms. Most of the details on how Article 6 will […]
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BVRio is using its extensive experience of creating and managing its successful timber due diligence software, to create a new Big Data based service for imports of Brazilian Soy into the UK and EU. The development project, funded by the Waterloo Foundation, aims to address a key cause of deforestation in Brazil; soy production. Brazil […]
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For the past decade, BVRio has worked to develop and promote market mechanisms in support of the green economy, with social inclusion a core BVRio value. We believe everyone should benefit from the green economy and we seek to support the most vulnerable people working in the sectors we focus on. Supporting women in the […]
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2021-2030 was declared the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, where top of the list of desirable outcomes is ‘a clean ocean where sources of pollution are identified and reduced or removed’. Despite many years of the media spotlight on plastic pollution in the ocean, the flow of solid waste shows few […]
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Project dates: 2020-2021 Funder/s: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Collaborators/s: The Forestry Commission of Ghana, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research for the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (CSIR-FORIG) Initiative type/s: Tool, Advocacy The Problem There are more than 50,000 species of timber in the world, but only a small proportion of these […]
Read more...Datas do projeto: 2020-2021 Financiador(es): Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Colaborador(es): Comissão Florestal de Gana, Conselho de Pesquisa Científica e Industrial para o Instituto de Pesquisa Florestal de Gana (CSIR-FORIG) Tipo(s) de iniciativa: Ferramenta, advocacia O Problema Existem mais de 50.000 espécies de madeira no mundo, mas apenas uma pequena parte delas é usada […]
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Published on Ecosystems Marketplace, this opinion piece by BVRio Director, Pedro Moura Costa, aims to illustrate the impacts of corresponding adjustments on voluntary carbon markets, a useful analysis to inform policymakers and market players as to when to require the use of adjustments. Enthusiasm for international carbon trading must be tempered by the need to […]
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