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A report on the compliance of Rainforest Alliance’s Monitoring and Evaluation system with the requirements of the ISEAL Impacts Code, prepared and submitted to the ISEAL Secretariat by the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and Rainforest Alliance Over the past year the SAN/RA M&E System has made good advances in its continued path towards full compliance to […]
Producers’ perceptions of costs and benefits play an important role in the motivation to become and stay certified. This study of the short-term, economic costs of the investments, in light of the price premiums paid for Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee, indicates how compliance costs may be favoring or hindering growth. It reveals a complex cost-benefit […]
Covering close to 2.1 million hectares, Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) is the largest protected area in Central America and home to about 180,000 people, as well as globally important biodiversity and cultural heritage. This report by the Rainforest Alliance, Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas (CONAP), and the Wildlife Conservation Society analyzes deforestation trends in […]
This study provides the first evaluation of UTZ certification from the point of view of the certified farmers and other stakeholders in Brazil. The UTZ certification programme was launched in 2002 in Brazil. Over the years, the number of certified farmers has grown considerably, mainly due to the adoption of the standard by medium and […]
Moderate progress made, more work to do. An independent evaluation by the Rainforest Alliance released today reports that Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has made moderate progress to meet its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP) Commitments, which were announced two years ago. Early in 2013 APP approached the Rainforest Alliance to conduct an independent evaluation of […]
Based on seven case studies, this chapter explores the motivations of companies pursuing landscape initiatives at the production level, and shares insights into the role of production standards and certification as a tool to implement ILM. This chapter further explores the interplay between certification standards and landscape approaches, methods and barriers to increase uptake and […]