12.18.2008

Travels in Ghana -- Part Three

Tensie Whelan, the Rainforest Alliance's executive director, continues her travelogue about her recent trip to Ghana. Here, she relates her experiences at "The Future of Cocoa," a major conference on sustainability hosted by snack food giant Mars, Inc.

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8.22.2008

Tackling New Challenges in the Birthplace of Coffee -- Part II

Alex Morgan, business development manager for the Rainforest Alliance's sustainable agriculture program, continues to recount the details of his recent trip to Ethiopia, where we are working with coffee farmers to conserve the nation's few remaining native forests.

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8.15.2008

Tackling New Challenges in the Birthplace of Coffee -- Part I

Two years ago, the Rainforest Alliance expanded its reach to Ethiopia, where we have been working with coffee farmers to conserve the last remnants of native forests dotting the country's diverse landscape. Alex Morgan, business development manager for our sustainable agriculture program, saw first-hand the challenges we face during his recent trip to Africa. Here, he recounts the experience...

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4.23.2008

Rainforest Alliance Staffer Visits Certified Farms in Costa Rica

Staff members of the Rainforest Alliance communications, marketing and education division recently traveled to Costa Rica's Sarapiquí region to visit a number of sustainable farms and tourism enterprises. The group included writer/editor Phil Berroll -- read his account of the trip.

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11.21.2007

From the Amazon to Europe: Peruvian Coffee with Rainforest Alliance Certification

Santiago Barahona is a young Ecuadorian professional who, since 2004, has worked at D.R.Wakefield -- the first coffee trading company to reach the United Kingdom with a product from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.

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