Regenerative Coffee Farming in Costa Rica—Now and into the Future
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July 14, 2025
What's at Stake
A full third of Mesoamerica is covered in lush forest, which serves as home to scores of Indigenous and local communities, iconic wildlife, archeological wonders, and abundant biodiversity. While agriculture is the backbone of the region’s economy, it also drives deforestation and climate change.
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Rainforest Alliance & Nestlé Cocoa Plan: Monitoring and Evaluation Highlights 2017-2024
The Rainforest Alliance has supported Nestle Cocoa Plan’s work with cocoa farming families around the world since 2017. One of the services we offer is data-powered monitoring and evaluation of field programs, so we can better assess sustainability impacts for people and nature directly on the ground. Between 2017 and 2024, we visited nearly 12,000 […]
Unlocking Tropical Timber Trade: Insights from the Selva Maya Trade Mission 2024
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Feed the Future Honduras Productive Agroforestry Systems
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Prosperous and Resilient Landscapes in Guatemala
In Guatemala, large swaths of rural populations depend on ever-collapsing ecosystems and fast-disappearing natural resources for their livelihoods. Decreased incomes limit families’ ability to respond to weather- and market-related shocks, and unsustainable production practices put immense pressure on forests, further threatening livelihoods. Economic desperation leads many communities to turn to informal, temporary income sources, or […]
Women’s Economic Empowerment
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