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‘Fishing for Litter' expanded with funding from Ocyan
BVRio’s ‘Fishing for Litter’ project, which sees urban waste collected by artisan fishers, is expanding operations in the port area of Rio de Janeiro with support from Ocyan, an energy company in Brazil and abroad. The…
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BVRio contributes to the development of an inclusive UN Plastics Treaty
BVRio actively participated in the Economist Impact’s Global Plastics Summit, in Bangkok last week, which aimed to support the negotiations of the UN treaty against plastic pollution. BVRio provided a critical…
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BVRio appointed member of Rio State Climate Change Forum
BVRio was appointed as a member of the Rio de Janeiro State Forum on Climate Change during a ceremony on September 21st. The event gathered representatives from public authorities and civil society. The Forum is now the…
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BVRio teams up with EnClim to expand 'Fishing for Litter' project
BVRio has partnered with EnClim, a research and consulting company focused on smart strategies for a future of net zero, in an advisory capacity to help us expand the scope of the project ‘Fishing for Litter' in Brazil.
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Zero deforestation Brazilian soy fund expanded
The Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) Cerrado Programme fund has been expanded more than four-fold to US$47 million, through an innovative blended finance structure.
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BVRio on the search for the 2024 Earthshot Prize winners as Official Nominator
Between today (19 Sep) and 15 December 2023 BVRio is in the privileged position to be able to submit nominations for The Earthshot Prize 2024. Along with the other Official Nominators, we are looking for exceptional…
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BVRio launches tool giving visibility to rural properties that preserve native vegetation beyond what is mandatory
BVRio has launched ‘Forest Surplus’, an information dashboard created to draw attention to rural properties that protect forests, and other natural ecosystems, above the minimum area required by the Forest Code. This is…
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BVRio debates the role of economic and financial incentives in implementing the Forest Code
BVRio and the Forest Code Observatory (OCF) held a seminar to discuss how economic and financial incentives can contribute to the effective implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code (Law 12.651/2012). The event was…
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How the private sector can support the Amazon alliance to end deforestation
This week the Leaders of State of the eight countries that share the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) signed the Belém Declaration, a historic statement in order to face the challenge of protecting the integrality of the…
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