Vale’s Biodiversity Database (known by its Portuguese acronym, BDBio) records and catalogs information about the species found in areas impacted by the company’s iron operations and projects in Brazil. These data serve as a starting point for strategies to protect this biodiversity.
Of the species identified in areas influenced by Vale projects, 174 are classified as internationally endangered, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The areas affected by Vale’s operations are home to approximately 2,850 plant species and 3,400 animal species, including invertebrates (mollusks and arthropods) and vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals).
Data is added to the Biodiversity Database during environmental feasibility studies and monitoring activities carried out for projects already implemented or in the process of being implemented by our company.