2023 Annual Report | Destination: Regeneration
Dive into our 2023 Annual Report to learn about the strides we’ve made toward a regenerative future.
Annual Report
June 26, 2024
Tropical forests absorb more carbon than any other kind of forest. They also provide shelter, food, and livelihoods to millions of Indigenous and local people, while housing two-thirds of the world’s biodiversity. But we are losing them at an alarming pace (mostly to agriculture): In 2024, we lost 18 football fields of tropical forest every minute. Stopping deforestation and forest degradation in the tropics is critical to the survival of humanity.
This page features information about the Rainforest Alliance's work to stop tropical deforestation and links to all our related content and resources.
All resources for Deforestation
Deforestation vs. Forest Degradation—What Is the Difference and Why Does It Matter?
Everyone knows that “deforestation” and “forest degradation” present massive threats to people and nature, but what exactly do these terms mean? ... Continue Reading
Project Profile: Tackling Deforestation and Improving Farmers’ Livelihoods in Indonesia
Since 2019, the Rainforest Alliance has worked in Sintang with the District Sustainable Oil Palm Platform, Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari (LTKL - Sustainable Districts Platform), and local farmers to tackle deforestation, boost incomes, and promote more sustainable land use.... Continue Reading
2022 Annual Report: We’re all in.
Dive into our 2022 Annual Report—and discover the extraordinary people and places at the heart of our global mission. We’re all in. Are you?
Project Profile: The Business Case for Collective Landscape Action
Through this initiative, the Rainforest Alliance will work with several organizations to address global environmental challenges associated with commodity-driven deforestation in some of the world’s most important tropical ecosystems and sourcing regions.... Continue Reading
Cocoa Planting is Destroying Protected Forests in West Africa, Study Finds
Global trade in chocolate, worth more than $1 trillion dollars a year, is leading to widespread deforestation in Ivory Coast and Ghana.