After a successful trial, the second phase of our project in partnership with Italian social enterprise, Ogyre, to manage the removal of solid waste from Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, by local fishers, is now underway.
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BVRio in partnership with the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) secured the inclusion of a trophy made from sustainable and certified wood in one of Brazil’s biggest regional football championships, the Nordeste Cup 2022.
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BVRio has again been designated as the executing partner for the local work of the Climate Governance for Rondônia project, formally appointed by the State Government of Rondônia in a letter sent to the executive secretariat of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF). After successfully concluding the first phase, carried out between 2018 and 2020, the second phase of the project is to develop public agendas and participatory instruments for state climate governance.
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BVRio’s Director of Forestry and Public Policy, Beto Mesquita, was at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force), on March 18, in Manaus, and made contributions to the discussions related to the voluntary carbon markets.
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BVRio was in Mexico last month to support a circular economy network registered in the Hub’s project directory, accompanying the proceedings of SGS Audit to the project coordinated by the NGO Entreamigos, under the umbrella of ‘Bahia Circular – Community plastics recycling in Mexico’.
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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.
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BVRio has followed the dialogue forums and strategic committees regarding actions aimed at the adoption of good practices for the implementation of the Forestry Code and sustainable agriculture.
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BVRio welcomes the publication of a report that provides evidence on the current situation of Brazil’s Federal Government’s actions regarding deforestation alerts.
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In December 2021 BVRio reached the end of its first 10 years of operation, and in this, our 11th year, we are going to take the opportunity to celebrate the decade of impact we have made.
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A new project from Italian company, Ogyre, is funding the collection of tons of plastic from the sea and mangroves of the Guranabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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