Biodiversity - ESG
Biodiversity
KPIs Reports
Indicators:
Indicator 1
Amazon Rainforest
Protected area
|
Location |
Ownership |
Area (km²) |
---|---|---|---|
Carajás National Forest
|
Brazil (Pará)
|
ICMBio Partnership³
|
3910.0
|
Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest
|
Brazil (Pará)
|
ICMBio Partnership³
|
1142.4
|
Itacaiúnas National Forest
|
Brazil (Pará)
|
ICMBio Partnership³
|
1365.9
|
Tapirapé Biological Reserve
|
Brazil (Pará)
|
ICMBio Partnership³
|
992.0
|
Igarapé do Gelado Environmental Protection Area
|
Brazil (Pará)
|
ICMBio Partnership³
|
232.7
|
Carajás Fields Ferruginous National Park
|
Brazil (Pará)
|
ICMBio Partnership
|
220.0
|
São Luís Botanical Park
|
Brazil (Maranhão)
|
Exclusive
|
1.1
|
³ Source: Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) Ministry of the Environment.
Atlantic Forest
|
Location |
Ownership |
Area (km²) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Cunhambebe State Park
|
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
|
INEA Partnership
|
380.5
|
|
Monument Serra das Torres
|
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
|
IEMA Partnership
|
104.6
|
|
Biological Reserve Duas Bocas
|
|
IEMA Partnership
|
29.1
|
|
National Forest of Goytacazes
|
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
|
ICMBio Partnership³
|
14.3
|
|
São Luís Botanical Park
|
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
|
Exclusive
|
0.3
|
|
Vale Nature Reserve
|
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
|
Exclusive
|
227.1
|
|
Sooretama Biological Reserve
|
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
|
ICMBio Partnership³
|
278.0
|
|
Private reserves of natural heritage (RPPN) in the Quadrilátero Ferrífero de Minas Gerais
|
Brazil (Minas Gerais)
|
Exclusive
|
128.0
|
|
Protection areas of four small hydroelectric plants (SHPs)
|
Brazil (Minas Gerais)
|
Exclusive
|
3.3
|
|
Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve
|
Brazil (Espírito Santo)
|
ICMBio Partnership
|
36.0
|
|
União Biological Reserve
|
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
|
ICMBio Partnership
|
77.6
|
|
Mata Escura Biological Reserve
|
Brazil (Minas Gerais)
|
ICMBio Partnership
|
508.9
|
³ Source: State Environmental Institute (Inea), Government of Rio de Janeiro.
Mozambique
|
Location |
Ownership |
Area (km²) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Private Protected Area
|
Savanna
|
Exclusive
|
16.7
|
Sundaland
|
Location |
Ownership |
Area (km²) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Vale Malaysia Ecological Center (Vale Eco Centre)
|
Malaysia
|
Exclusive
|
2.9
|
Forest and Maquis Shrubland
|
Location |
Ownership |
Area (km²) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Forests Nature Reserve (Forêt Nord Nature Reserve)
|
New Caledonia
|
Government Partnership of New Caledonia4 |
2.7
|
|
Pic du Grand Kaori Reserve
|
New Caledonia
|
Government Partnership of New Caledonia4 |
3.1
|
⁴ Natural vegetation type present in the hotspot called New Caledonia.
Impacted areas and categories of relevance/value for biodiversity GRI 304-1
|
2022/km2
|
---|---|
Total impacted area
|
877.31
|
Total impacted area in Wilderness
|
434.87
|
Total impacted area in Hotspots
|
356.99
|
Impacted areas in protected areas
|
300.54
|
Impacted areas adjacent to protected areas
|
397.22
|
Impacted areas in priority areas for conservation outside protected areas
Impacted areas adjacent to priority areas for conservation outside protected areas
|
96.23
95.95
|
|
Operation type
|
Important biodiversity área category
|
Position
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil/ Mariana
|
Mine/industrial plant
|
KBA
|
Portions within
|
|
Brazil/ Ipatinga
|
Logistics/ Railroad
|
Ramsar Site
|
Adjacent*
|
|
Brazil/ Carajás
|
Logistics/Railroad
|
KBA
|
Portions within
|
|
Brazil/ São Luis
|
Logistics/Port/Railroad
|
Ramsar Site
|
Overlaps
|
|
Indonesia/ Sulawesi
|
Mine/ Industrial plant
|
KBA
|
|
|
Wales/ Clydach
|
Industrial plant
|
Ramsar Site
|
Adjacent*
|
Vale commits to not operate in UNESCO Word Natural Heritage Sites
In 2021, Vale made a public commitment to not operate in UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites. The Vale Natural Reserve (RNV), a protected area owned by the company dedicated to the conservation of 23,000 ha of Atlantic Forest remnants, as well as the Sooretama Biological Reserve (REBio), an area that Vale protects in partnership with ICMBio, are part of the Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves World Heritage Site, and also constitute a Key Area for Biodiversity Conservation.
It’s worth noting that Vale’s Natural Reserve (RNV), an area owned by Vale aimed at conserving 23 thousand hectares of remaining Atlantic Forest; as well as the Sooretama Biological Reserve, an area that Vale protects in partnership with ICMBio, are part of the World Natural Heritage Site of the Atlantic Forest Discovery Coast Reserves.
More information on Vale’s Natural Reserve can be found here.
Indicator 2
Opening and closing balance (G4 MM1)
|
2022 km2
|
---|---|
Impacted areas (opening balance)
|
612.13
|
Impacted areas in the reference year
|
8.9
|
Areas in permanent recovery in the reference year
|
10.9
|
Impacted areas (closing balance)
|
610.3
|
Indicator 3
Category
|
|
IUCN (2018)
|
|
---|---|---|---|
Vulnerable (VU)
|
59
|
60
|
|
Near-threatened (NT)
|
0
|
42
|
|
Endangered (EN)
|
46
|
26
|
|
Critically Endangered (CR)
|
8
|
7
|
GRI G4-MM2
CDP Forestry
Goals and Deadlines
Our Management
ICMM commitments and strategic alignments
Biological Diversity Convention (CDB) and Biodiversity Strategic Plan
Impact Management
Policies and Standards
Vision of Risks
Our operations today occupy around 877 km², with the main risks and direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity being associated with changes in natural environments and changes in land use, which alter the components of the physical environment, which in turn instead they function as support for the elements of the biotic environment (flora and fauna). In 2015 Vale carried out a study to map and classify the risks to biodiversity arising from our operations, updated in 2017. The analysis included nine categories of areas and/or territories relevant to biodiversity, according to global and national organizations (KBA, Protected Areas, Wilderness Areas , Hotspots, occurrence of Endangered Species IUCN, among others) to which weights have been attributed that characterize its importance in relation to biodiversity.
Out of the 33 units with operating activities (representing 97% of Vale’s total) evaluated in 14 countries, we obtained the following results:
10 units
14 units
9 units
Voluntary Initiatives
Business Nature
Biodiversity Experience Project
Vale’s Natural Reserve
Vale Fund
Conservation projects
- “Amigos da Jubarte” (Humpback whale) Project - in partnership with Instituto O Canal, Baleia Jubarte Institute, Vitória City Hall and Espírito Santo’s Federal University.
- “Onça-pintada – the Competition project” (Jaguar), big cats coexistence and general health in the Atlantic Forest of Tabuleiro, developed in the Vale’s Natural Reserve (RNV) since 2005 and in partnership with UVV.
- Study of Medium and Large Mammals endangered with the use of Drone - partnership with UFV developed at Vale's protected areas in the Iron Quadrangle region.
- Harpia Project - partnership with UFES and INPA developed at Vale Nature Reserve.
Research and conservation projects
Since 2009, Vale has the Vale Technological Institute - Mining and Sustainable Development (ITV DS) in Belém, a non-profit institution for postgraduate research and education. This institution has a group of researchers dedicated to studies related to biodiversity and ecosystem services with focus on the Carajás National Forest.
Brazilian Business Commitment to Biodiversity
BioPark Vale Amazônia
Commitments with Biodiversity Conservation
The Iron Quadrangle region
Carajás
Species recovery, restoration and conservation
Protected areas and conservation units
Recovery of degraded areas
Amazon
- To respect and promote the rights and the culture of indigenous peoples and traditional communities.
- To support the fight against illegal mining and logging, in addition to promoting spatial planning and land regularization in consolidated areas.
- To invest in renewable energy sources and to reduce carbon emissions, with goals adhering to the Paris Agreement.
- To promote the inclusion of forests in the carbon markets through REDD and other mechanisms.
- To encourage environmental protection and restoration initiatives, highlighting the value of the rainforest, increasing carbon sequestration and stocking, and ensuring that we continue to offer environmental stewardship services.