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The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated communities around the world. But it has also brought some short-lived environmental benefits. But what about forests? Have they flourished? Unfortunately not. It looks like deforestation is accelerating in 2020.
In the heart of Central America’s most populated country, Guatemala, lies one of the most important spaces in the world for biodiversity: the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
They are essential to our survival as a species. But every year, millions of acres of rainforest are destroyed to make way for industrial agriculture.
The palm oil industry has received international negative attention in recent years for clearing biodiversity-rich tropical rainforests in Southeast Asia in its production process.
Environmentalists are increasingly concerned that fires in the Amazon are growing at an alarming rate – risking the ‘collapse’ of the world’s largest rainforest.
The Rainforest Alliance strongly believes that certification is a tool that works best when tailored to meet farmers' and community needs and when supported by a long-term commitment from all actors in the supply chain.