Conceived and led by artisanal fishers from Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro, in November 2024, Brazil’s first Cooperative of Waste Collectors and Marine Protection Workers (COOP PROMAR) was established. The cooperative is an outcome of the ‘Fishing for Litter’ programme, created by BVRio, active since 2021, to empower local fishing communities to combat pollution […]
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This year, the PlanaFlor team has advanced the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code through a robust engagement agenda, connecting with over 55 organisations, including federal and state government bodies, civil society groups, and advocacy organisations in Brazil. These efforts aim to advance one of the country’s most critical regulatory frameworks for sustainable development by […]
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A new phase of BVRio’s capacity building project is underway in Rio de Janeiro involving nine waste cooperatives, eight more than the successful first phase implemented between 2022-23. Now the project is expanding its scope to benefit more waste pickers, who are responsible for over 90% of recycling in Brazil, with the target to collect […]
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Three new user resources have been added to the SojaCheck website, BVRio’s free soy production map and tool for assessing deforestation and conversion of native vegetation at the farm level for production areas in the Brazilian Cerrado region. The new resources are aimed primarily at sustainability managers working in businesses which have soy from Brazil […]
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Each year, 45 countries with the highest vehicle usage rates generate an estimated 29 million metric tons of waste tyres globally [1]. While about 90% of these tyres find new uses, many end up polluting landfills, stockpiles, or natural environments, posing serious health and ecological threats to marine life and coastal ecosystems [2]. Since August, […]
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Since its launch in October 2023, the ‘Cooperate to Recycle’ project, developed by the Friends of the Environment Popular Cooperative (Coopama) with technical support from BVRio, and funded by Brazilian oil company Petrobras, has achieved key milestones. Over the past year, Coopama has collected 3,000 tonnes of recyclable materials, averaging 240 tonnes per month, benefiting […]
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The newspapers O Globo and Valor Econômico have recently published a pivotal article emphasising how climate change exacerbates the vulnerability of smallholder farming in Brazil, which accounts for 70% of the food consumed in the country. The report is based on an index on the topic, developed by PlanaFlor, a strategic plan aimed at promoting […]
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On Saturday, 21 September, BVRio organised a public clean-up effort in Guanabara Bay in celebration of World Clean-up Day. With the support of 68 volunteers, the event resulted in the removal of 1.5 tonnes of waste in just two hours, highlighting the importance of such initiatives for the conservation of coastal ecosystems. The action was […]
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The Fishing for Litter project, run by BVRio in partnership with Ogyre, launched a special campaign to remove tyres from Guanabara Bay, around Ilha do Governador. The goal is to increase tyre recycling, as these items are often discarded improperly and accumulate in mangrove areas, forming ‘rubbish islands’ where tyres combine with plastics and other waste. Over […]
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BVRio contributed to the publication ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Environmental Regularisation Programmes’, produced by the Forest Dialogue in collaboration with the Forest Code Observatory (OCF) and the Brazil Climate, Forests and Agriculture Coalition, which was launched during the 5th Brazilian Conference on Ecological Restoration (SOBRE+10) on 11 July 2024. BVRio contributed to the report with […]
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