BVRio, the first Brazilian institution to establish the full technical, legal, and operational framework for the Forest Reserve Credit, known nationally as CRA (Cota de Reserva Ambiental) has completed the country’s first-ever credit purchase. The symbolic transaction coincides with the official launch of CRA issuance by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), formalised today at the Ministry of […]
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BVRio’s Fishing for Litter programme reached 500 tonnes of waste recovered in Guanabara Bay and celebrated it at Rio Ocean Week 2025 (24 Oct), honouring fishers as “Guardians of the Ocean” with plaques made from recycled plastic. Since 2020, the programme has engaged artisanal fishers in marine litter collection to complement income and build a […]
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To foster strategic dialogue in the run-up to COP30, BVRio and partner organisations convened a series of meetings bringing together government, civil society, the private sector, academia and financial institutions during the first edition of Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW), held in late August in Rio de Janeiro. Over three intense days, the programme featured […]
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Waste management is one of the world’s greatest urban, environmental, and social challenges, and also one of the areas with the greatest potential for progress in climate action in Brazil. To contribute to this progress, BVRio convened an event during Rio Climate Action Week, bringing together the country’s foremost policy makers, thinkers, activists and financiers […]
Read more...Agriculture and land use are Brazil’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, but also hold the greatest potential to deliver solutions. As a strategic pillar of the national economy and a decisive front in the climate agenda, the sector has become a top priority for climate finance. This urgency set the stage for the event […]
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Forest restoration and the effective implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code are among the country’s greatest opportunities to meet its climate targets, while also generating development. This was the guiding theme of discussions on 26 August during Rio Climate Action Week, in events organised by BVRio in partnership with the Forest Code Observatory, Amigos da Terra […]
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BVRio, in partnership with the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), is strengthening health and safety standards in six waste picker cooperatives in Rio de Janeiro. The initiative is key to promoting a safer and more professional recycling sector in Brazil, protecting workers and consolidating the foundations for long-term operational sustainability. BVRio’s circular economy team […]
Read more...This booklet aims to present instruments that promote the protection of native forests on rural properties that contain vegetation exceeding the minimum required under the Brazilian Forest Code. In this context, we refer to Environmental Easements and Forest Reserve Credits (CRAs), which are designed to add value to landowners who conserve protected native forests. Throughout […]
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Geneva, 4 August 2025 — As negotiators gather for what is expected to be the final round of the UN’s global plastics treaty talks, BVRio hosted an interactive roundtable to tackle a persistent structural challenge: the disconnect between international finance and the community-led waste recovery initiatives that are essential to addressing plastic pollution. The event […]
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BVRio worked to promote the conservation of native vegetation in southern Brazil through a project supporting the creation of ecological corridors in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. The initiative is part of an environmental compensation programme linked to the licensing of two major oil pipelines operating in the region. At the request of […]
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