Policy and Research Updates
Go behind the scene with the experts from our climate team to see what the Rainforest Alliance is doing to curb global climate change, learn about the work of organizations we admire and find out where our program is headed.
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Jeff Hayward, director of the Rainforest Alliance’s climate program, reflects on a new report that examines the link between climate change and violence. Continue reading »August 14, 2013
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The Paiter Suruí people of the Brazilian Amazon have found themselves at ground zero of tropical deforestation since 1969, when they first made sustained contact with the rest of the world. Continue...July 25, 2013
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On June 5, 2013, government officials in Mexico formally approved the Climate Change Act for the State of Chihuahua in Northwestern Mexico. Continue reading »June 25, 2013
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany ended on Friday and most news outlets are reporting a “mixed-bag” of step-wise progress and discouraging stalemates. Our climate program...June 18, 2013
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In the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico—where great biodiversity meets immense cultural and linguistic diversity—live the indigenous community of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec. The Rainforest Alliance’s...June 13, 2013
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The rugged coastal terrain of Alaska’s Afognak Island is home to the Roosevelt elk, more than 160 species of birds and abundant wild salmon runs. The island’s 500-year-old Sitka spruce temperate...June 6, 2013
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Back from a trip to Ghana, the Rainforest Alliance’s climate program assistant Kassy Holmes shares how education and training is helping smallholder cocoa farmers understand and adapt to climate...May 17, 2013
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For most Americans—and virtually all credible climate scientists—the reality of climate change is finally undeniable. However, educational science standards have not kept pace with evolving climate...April 9, 2013