BVRio endorses the Forest sector priorities plan in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, highlighting the creation of specific credit lines for the forest sector and incentives for Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPN).

Between 23 May and 2 June, the Forest Code Observatory (OCF), of which BVRio is a member, is promoting ‘Forest Code +10’, a week of debates to mark the 10th anniversary of the publication of the law that protects native vegetation in Brazil, the ‘New Forest Code’. The event opens on 23 May with a workshop aimed at journalists, ‘(Un)covering the Forest Code’, organised by BVRio.