
	january 2013 \| Become a Member

The Year Ahead

“In the coming year, we will see more recognition that sustainability can be a source of innovation,” predicts Rainforest Alliance President Tensie Whelan in The Guardian. Although governments will continue to lag behind in sustainability progress, she says, for-profit businesses will partner with nonprofit groups to make important environmental contributions in soil and water conservation, agricultural efficiency and other areas.


	love a greener world Show your love for the planet this Valentine’s Day: enter our Facebook caption contest to win a basket of Rainforest Alliance Certified™ chocolate; watch and share our sweet new Valentine’s Day video; and Shop the Frog when you buy flowers, chocolate, cards and other goodies for the special someone in your life.						The Refined Taste of Sustainability You already know that choosing Rainforest Alliance Certified™ coffee helps to improve lives, lands and livelihoods for coffee-growing communities. But did you know that certification also means a tastier cup of Joe? In our December Cupping for Quality tasting, beans from certified farms in Kenya, Peru and Colombia scored the highest marks on flavor and quality. With a score of 87.1, the highest scoring brew came from the cooperative-owned Ndumberi Factory in Kenya. More than 90 percent of the samples earned scores above 80, the threshold for specialty coffee categorization.



	Win a Romantic Getaway Are you aching to warm up this winter with a tropical vacation? Make a donation of $50 or more and you could win a free 5-night getaway to Costa Rica just in time for Valentine’s Day! Guests will stay in a secluded, eco-friendly island resort; take a hiking tour of Corcovado National Park and travel by boat to an ancient burial ground.

	The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.
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