In one month, fishers removed 10 tonnes of waste from Guanabara Bay with Ocyan's support
In addition to the positive environmental impact, the project generates income for the local community and promotes the circular economy.
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BVRio at INC-3
BVRio’s circular economy team was in Nairobi last week participating in the UN Environment Programme Third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) meeting. Attending to help champion the specific inclusion of…
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BVRio and SIM at COP28
BVRio Director, Pedro Moura Costa, and SIM Director, Investor Relations, Steven Ripley will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai next week and will participate in a number of events…
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Strategies to reduce plastics in commercial establishments on Copacabana beach
As part of the Circular Beach Project – an initiative of the Circular Plastics in The Americas Programme (CPAP) –, BVRio has produced a report that outlines strategies for reducing the use of plastics in the different…
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BVRio delivers joint position on Minimum Requirements of Verified Plastic Recovery Units at INC-3
Next week, BVRio will be in Nairobi participating in the UNEP Third Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) meeting, which aims to develop an international legally binding instrument - a Global Treaty - on…
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Trash Tech - how a mobile app for recycling, that doesn’t even require the user to have a phone, is helping waste pickers grow their income and their business
Over the last 18 months in Brazil, Vietnam and Mozambique, informal waste pickers have been using smartphone technology to coordinate the sale of recyclable waste, resulting in increased income for themselves and…
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Pocket Guide to the Paris Agreement: 2023 Edition
Pocket Guide to the Paris Agreement: 2023 Edition
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