Biodiversity

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As for biodiversity, MRV&CO’s principle is to go beyond what is expected – even regarding the management structure. The management of the group’s biodiversity and environmental protection issues is decentralized to stay connected to the respective operational regions.

Among the initiatives concerning this issue, we have maintained the commitment agreed to in 2020 along with 50 other Brazilian companies: we are part of the Amazon Council, which aims to find solutions to tackle illegal deforestation. We also map all our land and the surroundings to identify any potential impact on environmental preservation and conservation areas. The primary purpose is to comply with current legislation while understanding that legal demands may vary according to the site location.

Planting trees

Several factors determine MRV&CO operations, including the planting of seedlings to compensate for vegetal suppression. We have set out to plant species from the local biome, facilitating adaptation and reducing the potential impact caused by the insertion of invasive species. Since 2010, we have planted 1,770,824 trees, which is equal to removing 857,500.27 tons of CO² from the atmosphere.

In 2021...

162,110 trees were planted

78,499.82 tons of CO² were removed from the atmosphere

BRL 6,751,439.87 were invested in planting trees Pro-Active Performance

In addition to protective actions, and conservation and mitigation of environmental impacts conditioned to counterparts from local governments, MRV also acts proactively in biodiversity projects. For example, we have a project in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Regional Development) in the state of Bahia called Agroforestry for the Conservation of River Basins Project.

The goal is to implement 60 agroforestry systems in two quilombola communities in the town of Muquém do São Francisco in environmentally vulnerable and degraded areas, contributing to their revitalization, the sustainable use of natural resources, and the increase in water availability in 16 hectares of the São Francisco River basin.