Category: Publications

Pocket Guide to Article 6

This 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 work were finalised in 2021 at COP 26 in Glasgow, meaning it is now ready to become operational. But how, exactly, will these different mechanisms really work in practice? What specific activities will be allowed under each of them? How will each be regulated? And where can one find further information? Ecbi’s latest Pocket Guide provides a one-stop shop for those seeking to understand this key part of the Paris Agreement, including the latest rules and decisions adopted by Parties to operationalize the mechanisms up to and including the meetings of the Subsidiary Bodies in June 2022.

Anniversary Publication: A decade supporting waste management initiatives to accelerate the circular economy

For the past decade BVRio has been at the forefront of developing market mechanisms to incentivise producers, such as food and drink companies, to work with the informal waste collection sector to safely, effectively, and profitably remove solid waste from the environment. These initiatives now have a global reach and have evolved over time to help meet new legislation and to utilise new technology.

Anniversary Publication: Promoting implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code

Since our foundation, 10 years ago, BVRio has been at the forefront of promoting the implementation of the Forest Code. To mark this anniversary, we have prepared a summary of our work in this space, including details of our actions of advocacy for the legislation, promotional campaigns, the creation of monitoring tools and market development, engagement with landowners, and more.

Auditing Protocol: Validation Checklist

This Validation Checklist is part of the Auditing Protocol of the Circular Credits Mechanism’s
Standard (CCS) – a set of documents to assist in the evaluation of waste recovery projects
interested in issuing Circular Credits (CCs) based on their activities, through the Circular Credits
Mechanism (CCM).

Auditing Protocol: Suitability assessment of eligibility to principles and criteria and quantitative assessment of project impacts.

The Auditing Protocol of the Circular Credits Standard (CCS) is composed by a set of documents to guide the assessment of waste recovery projects interested in issuing Circular Credits (CCs) based on their activities through the Circular Credits Mechanism (CCM).

Anniversary Publication: Promoting legality of tropical timber trade

For 10 years BVRio has been advocating for and creating tools and initiatives in support of legal timber trading and responsible land use. This special anniversary publication shows the activities we have undertaken in this area over the past decade with the help of our supporters.

Guía de Mejores Prácticas para Sistemas de Créditos Asociados a la Economía Circular

Recomendaciones para mejores y más inclusivas prácticas de recolección y reciclaje de residuos que
mejoren los medios de vida y fortalezcan la economía circular.

BVRio Strategic Focus 2021-2025

Unsustainable exploitation of the environment and the world’s resources presents one of humanity’s greatest challenges.

Current models of production and consumption by a growing population are incompatible with global natural resource and production limits. It is clear that new approaches are required in order to protect our planet and halt climate change. There is a need for new thinking to be applied to public policy, legislation, and voluntary corporate initiatives in order to change the current models and help guide countries towards a more sustainable path, and a greener and more inclusive economy.

Our mission is to design and promote new approaches through the creation of innovative market-based solutions for the benefit of the economy, the environment and people.

Guidelines on best practices for credit systems related to the circular economy

Recommendations for better and more inclusive waste collection and recycling practices to improve
livelihoods and strengthen the circular economy.

Practical Guide to Conducting Due Diligence of Tropical Timber Products – Republic of Congo

The objective of this practical guide is to summarise the main documents that need to be collected, and how to interpret them, in order to conduct due diligence of timber consignments to be imported from the Republic of Congo into the US and European markets. It also provides a summary of the main risks associated with timber legality that the due diligence must address, for the Republic of Congo.

The guide, initially published in January 2021, has been updated with information about the Open Timber Portal (OTP), a free online platform designed by the World Resources Institute. The goal of the OTP, as that of BVRio’s Due Diligence guides, is to incentivise legality in the timber sector, by facilitating access to information.