2024 Annual Report: The Future Can’t Wait
Leap into our 2024 Annual Report to see the advances we’ve made toward a brighter future.
Annual Report
June 25, 2025
Regenerative agriculture
Conventional agriculture accounts for nearly 24 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and threatens more than 80 percent of species already at risk of extinction. Sustainable farming methods seek to reduce the harm that conventional practices (like applying harsh pesticides) do to land, whereas regenerative agriculture goes beyond a harm-reduction approach to restore ecosystems and add to nature’s richness.
This page features information about the Rainforest Alliance's work on regenerative agriculture and links to all our related content and resources.
New: Regenerative Agriculture Standard
We consider sustainability to be a journey—and for us, the final destination is regeneration. Building on our many years of experience in tropical agriculture, we are now supporting farms and companies that are ready to transition to a regenerative model.
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What Is Regenerative Agriculture?
What does regenerative agriculture look like in practice? Here the Rainforest Alliance breaks down its core components.
How Your Company Can Support Regenerative Agriculture
The Rainforest Alliance offers companies the tools they need to advance to a regenerative model.
Making a Shift from Conventional to Regenerative Agriculture
Download this sell sheet on how companies can shift to regenerative agriculture within their supply chains and in the regions they source from—and how we can help.
All resources for Regenerative agriculture
What is regenerative cocoa? The secret life beneath the canopy
When one thinks of regenerative agriculture, 'no-till', or 'cover cropping' may come to mind. But regenerative agriculture is not only relevant to fields and soil-focused practices; it can be applied to almost every form of cultivation- including those in tropical areas.
Rainforest Alliance’s Gowland: ‘Every cup of coffee should give back more than it takes’
Companies and major NGOs have been loath to go public about how their climate and nature programmes have been affected by President Donald Trump’s evisceration of USAID and climate funding. Rainforest Alliance’s CEO, Santiago Gowland, however, is a refreshing exception.
‘We are at a tipping point,’ Rainforest Alliance CEO calls for a cocoa regenerative agenda
Ahead of the World Cocoa Foundation meeting in Brazil, our CEO Santiago Gowland gives an exclusive interview with CocoaRadar on deforestation, the business case for regenerative agriculture, and Rainforest Alliance's work across critical agricultural landscapes.
Q&A: Our Updated Policy on Pesticides
The Rainforest Alliance's updated Exceptional Use Policy aims to support farmers to phase out Highly Hazardous Pesticides. Here are our insights on the state of pest and disease control in the fruits sector and how our pesticide policy fits into our vision of a regenerative future. ... Continue Reading
Ask the Experts: What’s Next for Climate Action?
We asked Celia Harvey and Duncan Williamson, our climate experts, for their insights from the most recent COP and to weigh in on the state of global climate action as we head into the second half of this decade.... Continue Reading