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Since its founding in 1987, the Rainforest Alliance has pioneered a comprehensive transformation across the industries that most impact our environment—farming, forestry and tourism—and successfully engaged the support of consumers around the world to protect the forests and ecosystems that are essential to our future. This report incorporates numerous impact studies to demonstrate how the […]
More than120,000 cocoa farms in 11 countries have achieved Rainforest Alliance certification, covering an area of nearly 500,000 hectares (1.24 million acres), and with recent commitments by Unilever, Mars, Kraft and others to source Rainforest Alliance Certified cocoa, these numbers are almost certain to increase. The program’s exponential growth has prompted the Rainforest Alliance to […]
Wageningen University evaluated different training models used by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to enhance sustainability of tea farming practices: Farmer Field Schools training (FFS) and Rainforest Alliance (RA) training and certification. Data was collected to track the impact of both training models on knowledge levels, implementation of GAPs, production, income and livelihood. This […]
For 25 years, the Rainforest Alliance has worked to arrest the major drivers of deforestation and environmental destruction. In our 2011 Annual Report, we provide a comprehensive overview of our on-the-ground work and detailed financial information. Financial Information 2011 IRS 990 Report 2011 Financial Statements
Loc Bac State Operating Company (SOC) manages 34,851 ha of broadleaf and conifer forest. They currently operate 25 year re-entry rotational harvesting on an area of 4,704 ha (an average of 134 ha yr-1). Current harvest levels and practices are heavy regulated by government decisions and quotas. The Loc Bac SOC is part of a […]
Since the passing of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1972, the designation “World Heritage Site” has been awarded to 911 properties of outstanding natural or cultural importance. Natural World Heritage sites have exceptional natural beauty and/or outstanding biodiversity, and typically have a national-level designation such as national park or wildlife preserve in addition to their […]