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Green Climate Fund backs Responsible Commodities Facility with $85million investment
The Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) deforestation and conversion free soy production initiative has received an investment of US$85 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) providing long term protection to one of the world’s most vulnerable and valuable landscap...
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27-03-2026
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McDonald’s joins Responsible Commodities Facility to Support deforestation free Soy-Producing
McDonald’s Corporation is the latest business to join the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) providing funding to support the resilient transformation of Brazil’s soy-producing Cerrado region, as related to embedded soy volumes in feed for chicken procured by the com...
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12-02-2026
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Brazil launches Forest Reserve Credit (CRA) market to protect an estimated 68 million hectares beyond the legal requirement
The Government of Brazil has officially launched the Forest Reserve Credit (CRA) market, marking a major milestone in the implementation of the country’s Forest Code, one of the world’s most advanced frameworks for aligning land use with climate and conservation goals.At...
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05-11-2025
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Green Climate Fund backs Responsible Commodities Facility with $85million investment
27-03-2026
The Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) deforestation and conversion free soy production initiative has received an investment of US$85 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) providing long term protection to one of the world’s most vulnerable and valuable landscap...
News
McDonald’s joins Responsible Commodities Facility to Support deforestation free Soy-Producing
12-02-2026
McDonald’s Corporation is the latest business to join the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) providing funding to support the resilient transformation of Brazil’s soy-producing Cerrado region, as related to embedded soy volumes in feed for chicken procured by the com...
News
Brazil launches Forest Reserve Credit (CRA) market to protect an estimated 68 million hectares beyond the legal requirement
05-11-2025
The Government of Brazil has officially launched the Forest Reserve Credit (CRA) market, marking a major milestone in the implementation of the country’s Forest Code, one of the world’s most advanced frameworks for aligning land use with climate and conservation goals.At...
Green Climate Fund backs Responsible Commodities Facility with $85million investment
McDonald’s joins Responsible Commodities Facility to Support deforestation free Soy-Producing
Brazil launches Forest Reserve Credit (CRA) market to protect an estimated 68 million hectares beyond the legal requirement
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Green Climate Fund backs Responsible Commodities Facility with $85million investment
27 March 2026
The Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) deforestation and conversion free soy production initiative has received an investment of US$85 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) providing long term protection to one of the world’s most vulnerable and valuable landscap...
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UK and Dutch Governments and IDB Invest join Brazilian zero deforestation soy fund to provide $60 million funding for farms in the 2025/26 crop season
13 August 2025
Now in its fourth season, the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF) fund will provide US$60 million in loans to soy farmers in the Brazilian Cerrado, raised through its innovative blended environmental finance structure. The Green CRAs issued to capitalise the RCF obta...
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South Asia environment and finance leaders meet to discuss plastic pollution solutions
20 February 2025
Environment and finance leaders from the Governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka met in Malé earlier this week (17/18 Feb) to workshop innovative financing options for addressing plastic pollution in the South Asia region.Organis...
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Fishing for Litter: Campaign removes 2,000 tyres from Guanabara Bay, in Rio, for recycling
6 September 2024
The Fishing for Litter project, run by BVRio in partnership with Ogyre, has launched a special initiative to remove tyres from Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The initiative aims to collect around 2,000 tyres over two months, sending them for recycling into ene...