Current Initiatives
Increasing Household Recycling in Rio de Janeiro
Delivered by Circular Action, the project encourages higher levels of recycling by households through collaboration with a waste cooperative using the KOLEKT waste app, and provides additional income to around 150 informal waste pickers.
Cooperation with the Forest Code Observatory
Development of tools and actions for knowledge transfer among audiences that play crucial roles in implementing Law No. 12,651/12, better known as the Brazilian Forest Code.
Reducing soy-related deforestation in Brazil through due diligence
Developing a new Due Diligence & Risk Assessment system to tackle deforestation in Brazil caused by soy production.
Carton Recycling Investment Programme
An EPR compliant used beverage carton collection service pilot in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Planaflor
The national sustainable development plan for Brazil promoting environmental, economic and social assets from the effective implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code.
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Responsible Commodities Facility Environmental Committee Coordination
BVRio is the coordinating organisation of the independent Environmental Committee of the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) made up of the biggest names in global conservation efforts.
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Fishing for Litter in Guanabara Bay
A team of fishers are removing an estimated 100 tons of plastic waste from Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro in their traditional fishing boats. Their plastic catch is being registered and monitored through BVRio’s KOLEKT app.
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Timber Trade Due Diligence and Risk Assessment Tools
BVRio’s automated due diligence and risk assessment system offers a quick and safe assessment of illegality risks of timber lots for timber buyers.
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Responsible Timber Exchange
The online negotiations platform to source legal and sustainable timber products from all over the world, meeting the requirements of the UK (UKTR) and European Union (EUTR) and the US (Lacey Act), and contributing to the FLEGT Action Plan.
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Unlocking and leveraging low-emission development
BVRio is the executing partner for the local work of the Climate Governance for Rondônia. After successfully concluding the first phase, this second phase is to develop public agendas and participatory instruments for state climate governance.
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PREVENT Waste Alliance pilot project
The project delivers social and environmental benefit to communities in Brazil and Mexico as part of an international consortium set up to tackle plastic waste.
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AmazoniAtiva
A digital hub to enhance the marketing, sales logistics and business management, of the products featured on it, contributing to the development of the bioeconomy in the Amazon.
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Design and Sustainable Wood
The initiative took internationally renowned Brazilian designers directly into the heart of the Amazon to share knowledge and new techniques of timber design with community-led manufacturers to produce high value objects made with sustainable wood certified by FSC®.
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3R Initiative Pilot Projects
To catalyse zero plastic waste leadership, the 3R Initiative (3RI) developed a market-based approach to scale up collection and recycling activities, and increase accountability for plastic waste reduction efforts around the world.
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Good Wood Expo
A roadshow of promotional events that hosted talks and exhibitions to promote the trade of legal timber. Held in Ghana 2018 and Indonesia 2019.
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Reverse Logistics Credits Development
BVRio developed a system of tradable ‘credits’ as instruments for facilitating compliance with Brazilian legislation relating to reverse logistics.
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