The Search for Sustainable Palm Oil
By joining forces with farmers, companies, and civil society, we can make important steps toward making palm oil production more sustainable.... Continue Reading
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August 5, 2019
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Baseline Study of Environmental and Social Conditions on Rainforest Alliance Certified Banana Plantations in Costa Rica and Belize
The Rainforest Alliance, IDH-Sustainable Trade Initiative, and private entities in the banana sector collaborated on an evaluation of the social and environmental practices on Rainforest Alliance Certified banana farms in Costa Rica and Belize. The study was carried out in 2018 and analyzed wages, benefits, and workers’ rights; occupational health; and safety on a sample of seven […]
How Forests Fight Climate Change
Nature has given us a great ally in the effort to slow climate change: forests.... Continue Reading
New Kleinhans Fellow Will Study Rural Forest Governance in Mexico
José Antonio Sierra Huelsz will study the governance of rural forests in Veracruz, a highly deforested state in Mexico. ... Continue Reading
Rainforest Alliance Response to EU Communication on Deforestation
The Rainforest Alliance welcomes the renewed commitment from the European Union to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, as stated in the Communication from the European Commission. As one of the most active consumer zones in the world responsible for about 10% of the global impact on tropical forests, the EU is on the right track […]
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 […]