What I learned from a rainforest
A Rainforest Alliance staffer’s first visit to a rainforest gave him more than he expected.... Continue Reading
Article
February 12, 2025
This page features news and updates about the Rainforest Alliance's work with farming and forest communities around the world, our business partner collaborations, research (including white papers, case studies, and project profiles), media coverage, and more. You can also sign up to receive our business updates and/or general updates.
All resources for The Latest
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
Project Profile: Rwenzori Education, Livelihoods, and Gender
Building upon the success of a previous project, the Rwenzori Education, Livelihoods, and Gender Project aims to address the root causes of child labor. With support from Nespresso, the Rainforest Alliance has partnered with Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd (KCL) to embed child protection into their business practices. The Rainforest Alliance will support the KCL cooperative’s farming households to increase their coffee production and incomes by providing training aligned with our certification standard. In doing so, the project seeks to create a coffee supply chain free from child labor.... Continue Reading
Project Profile: Restoring and Protecting Biodiversity in the Eastern and Western Ghats of India Through Sustainable Agriculture
Through this project, the Rainforest Alliance will work with the central and state level governments of India, the private sector, farmers, and communities to develop a strategic approach to land management that improves livelihoods while restoring degraded land and conserving biodiversity.... Continue Reading
Rainforest Alliance among top 10 sustainability organisations
The Rainforest Alliance was selected as one of the top 10 leading sustainability organizations in the world by Sustainability Magazine.
EUDR: green light, red tape
In an interview for Global Coffee Report, Fanny Gauttier, Public Affairs Lead at the Rainforest Alliance, outlines the consequences of the delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation deadline.