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Guidance for Areas at High Risk of Deforestation and Encroachment Into Protected Areas in Cameroon

This document is to help farmer groups and companies wishing to pursue Rainforest Alliance certification in Cameroon to reduce the risks of deforestation and biodiversity loss in their supply chains
View: Guidance for Areas at High Risk of Deforestation and Encroachment Into Protected Areas in Cameroon

Published on May 11, 2022
Available in: English

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramCameroonCertificationGeodata

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Supply Chain Risk Assessment – Guidance Document for RACP

This document is provided after having received the Supply Chain Risk Assessment (SCRA) verification level, which has been calculated by the Rainforest Alliance based on the provided information in
View: Supply Chain Risk Assessment – Guidance Document for RACP

Published on February 22, 2022
Available in: English

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramCertification

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Traceability Guidance

This document provides guidance on the requirements around traceability. It builds upon the requirements of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard and particularly Annex S6, Traceability.
View: Traceability Guidance

Published on January 27, 2022
Available in: English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Turkish, French, Indonesian, Chinese (Simplified), Italian

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramCertification

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Guidance to Define if an Organization is in Scope of Certification

This document supports organizations in determining whether they need to register and get certified under the 2020 Rainforest Alliance Certification Program prior to the organization registering in
View: Guidance to Define if an Organization is in Scope of Certification

Published on January 27, 2022
Available in: English, French, Spanish, Turkish, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Italian

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramAssurance SystemCertification

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Certification Application Form (CAF) Guidance Templates

Non-binding forms and templates suggested to CBs so they can record other activities and processes as part of the  Certification Process of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard 2020.
View: Certification Application Form (CAF) Guidance Templates

Published on November 4, 2021
Available in: English, French, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Indonesian, Vietnamese, Turkish, Portuguese

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramAssurance SystemCertificationFarm CertificationSupply Chain Certification

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Explanation on the Geodata Validation and Risk Assessment Process

This document gives further explanation to group Certificate Holders (CHs) on:

How to complete the applicable information in tab 3 of the GMR on geolocation data
How to upload the GMR in the
View: Explanation on the Geodata Validation and Risk Assessment Process

Published on October 22, 2021
Available in: English, French

Topics: 2020 Certification ProgramBusinessCertificationFarm Certification

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