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Fundo Verde para o Clima aporta US$ 85 milhões ao RCF em apoio à soja sustentável no Cerrado

O Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF), iniciativa de produção de soja livre de desmatamento e de conversão da vegetação nativa, recebeu um aporte de US$ 85 milhões do Fundo Verde para o Clima (Green Climate Fund - GCF), garantindo proteção de longo prazo a um dos biom...

27 March 2026

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...

27 March 2026

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...

12 February 2026

Mozambique’s First Waste Recovery Certificate issued in advance of EPR regulations

The first Kolekt Exchange Certificate (KXC) has been issued in Mozambique, by the country’s largest recycler, and long-term Kolekt partner, Topack.The unique Certificate is verified proof that Topack has purchased, processed and sold 247 tonnes of post-consumer PET. It i...

4 February 2026

Artisan fishers remove 500 tonnes of mainly plastic waste from Guanabara Bay, Brazil

The greatest enemy of fishers is waste. We pull more rubbish than fish from our nets. Our dream is to see that amount go down. Now, through the programme, we are recognised and paid for this work. ~Branca, an artisanal fisherwoman involved in the project.

9 December 2025

New solution to FMCG packaging waste launched

KOLEKT and WaHu Waste Hubs Indonesia have launched a Certificates marketplace for verified waste recovery certificates to fund sustainable plastics collection.

24 November 2025

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...

5 November 2025

'Pact for the Forest Code' calls for collective action to strengthen Brazil's land-use governance framework and uphold shared environmental responsibilities

Multi-stakeholder groups convened in Brasília on Thursday (23 October) for the event 'Pact for the Forest Code', issuing a collective call for action urging organisations from the private sector, civil society and all spheres of government to take responsibility for the ...

27 October 2025

Organizações da sociedade civil, setor privado e poder público se unem em Pacto pelo Código Florestal

Evento em Brasília nesta quinta-feira é um chamado à ação entre setores para impulsionar a implementação da legislação sancionada em 2012

21 October 2025

RCAW: encontro discute tratado global dos plásticos e economia circular de resíduos com governos, empresas e sociedade civil

No dia 28 de agosto, o Instituto BVRio promove, parte da Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW), o encontro “Gestão e Economia Circular de Resíduos: Práticas, políticas e regulamentações no Brasil e no mundo”, reunindo governo, indústria, cooperativas e organizações internaciona...

21 August 2025