The Latest

from the Rainforest Alliance

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. Sign up to receive general updates.

All resources for The Latest

Filter by

Announcing the Smallholder Access Program, an Innovative Approach to Responsible Forest Certification

The Smallholder Access Program seeks to make Forest Stewardship Council® certification more accessible to private landowners of 250 or fewer acres. The Rainforest Alliance, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and a consortium of forward-minded forestry corporations announce the launch of the Smallholder Access Program. FSC, long considered the gold standard of ecologically-responsible, socially-conscious forest management, has […]

Press Release
July 16, 2019

Towards a Sustainable Banana Supply Chain in Colombia

This evaluation study, conducted by the Wageningen Economic Research and commissioned by the Rainforest Alliance, compared certified banana farms to similar non-certified farms in the region of Magdalena, one of Colombia’s main banana producing regions. The research found that wages and working conditions on certified farms are slightly better, that certified farms take more safety […]

Impact Study
June 26, 2019