Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa
We work with almost one million cocoa farmers to build thriving livelihoods and climate resilience through certification and training.... Continue Reading
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March 21, 2022
What's at Stake
While South America is perhaps best known for the Amazon rainforest, a natural marvel that covers 40 percent of the continent, it is also home to many other ecologically precious landscapes, where scores of Indigenous and local communities strive to live in harmony with nature.
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Project Profile: Improving Livelihoods of Farmers and Workers Across the Fruit Sector in Latin America
This project will provide training and engagement to at least 37,093 workers in the avocado and berry (strawberry and raspberry) sectors in Mexico and the banana and pineapple sectors in Costa Rica. ... Continue Reading
Our Work to Prevent Child Labor on Guatemalan Coffee Farms
For the Rainforest Alliance’s Claudia Medrano, preventing child labor in Guatemala’s coffee landscapes is personal... Continue Reading
Project Profile: Driving Improvement in the Banana Sector
This project is promoting best practices in the banana value chain in Guatemala and Ecuador.... Continue Reading
Institutional Capacities in Latin America
Working across Latin America’s most significant natural landscapes—from the South American Amazon rainforest to the Mayan jungle which extends through Guatemala, Mexico, and Belize—the Rainforest Alliance has a permanent presence in Latin America, with a growing technical and administrative team that includes more than 150 staff members based in the region. Learn more about how […]
Origin Issue Assessment: Peru Coffee
Through research and expert consultation, the Rainforest Alliance (as part of the JDE Common Grounds program) develops Origin Issue Assessment (OIA) that identify and examine significant risks in key coffee regions. The Peru 2021 OIA pinpointed the following as significant risks: protected areas, forest and high conservation areas, income diversification, and climate smart agriculture. In […]