After Bloody Conflict, Indonesian Cocoa Farmers Work Together Toward Sustainability
Cocoa farmers in once-divided Poso, Indonesia, join forces to earn Rainforest Alliance certification.... Continue Reading
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May 31, 2022
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An Indonesian Farmer Harnesses the Healing Power of Trees through Reforestation
Reforestation is at the heart of Eko Purnomowidi's work at Klasik Beans, a Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee cooperative he co-founded in West Java, Indonesia.... Continue Reading
Five Coffee Farmers Who Inspire Us
Coffee farmers protect forests and biodiversity, build their farms’ climate resilience, promote human rights, and improve livelihoods. Here are five remarkable individuals who motivate us even more than the coffee they grow.... Continue Reading
A Mexican Coffee Farmer Becomes a Champion for Her Community
The Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee farm that María Esther Saut Niño owns with her husband has become a model for area farmers.... Continue Reading
Building Climate Resilience in Ghana’s Sui River Landscape
The Sui River landscape in the Western North region of Ghana spans 244,000 hectares—including five forest reserves—and is one of West Africa’s most important cocoa-growing areas. However, the practice of clearing local forests to make room for cropland is accelerating deforestation across the region, threatening the very ecosystems that local communities depend upon for their […]
Evaluación participativa de la fenología de las palmeras aguaje y ungurahui en la comunidad nativa Tres Islas, Madre de Dios
Esta evaluación favorece la planificación de la cosecha de frutos y los procesos posteriores con valor agregado como la extracción de pulpa y aceites. El estudio considera no solamente el aspecto biológico de la producción de frutos, sino también el aspecto socio cultural para involucrar a la población que emplea el recurso. Por ello, ha […]