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The Rainforest Alliance welcomes the launch of Lavazza’s La Reserva de ¡Tierra! Selection, the first professional-focused coffee sourced from farms certified under the Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Agriculture Standard.
In this feature, Rainforest Alliance is cited in a report revealing that grasslands, wetlands, and other non-forest ecosystems are being converted to agriculture up to four times faster than forests, while major policy gaps, including the EU Deforestation Regulation, leave many of these vital landscapes unprotected.
Rainforest Alliance is featured in the UK Cocoa Coalition, where growing calls for stronger due diligence on deforestation-linked commodities take center stage. Owen Gibbons says certification matters, but lasting progress will require mandatory regulation and shared responsibility to support smallholders.
In this op-ed, Rainforest Alliance CEO Santiago Gowland makes the case for credible third-party certification as companies navigate new EU rules on environmental claims, positioning Rainforest Alliance as a trusted framework for verification, traceability, and compliance.
In this feature, Rainforest Alliance’s Public Affairs Lead for Europe, Christian Hohlfeld, weighs in on the coffee sector’s readiness, highlighting advances in traceability while warning that persistent barriers still leave many smallholders behind. Rainforest Alliance also emerges as a trusted expert on compliance and implementation.
Through this project, the Rainforest Alliance will work with the central and state level governments of India, the private sector, farmers, and communities to develop a strategic approach to land management that improves livelihoods while restoring degraded land and conserving biodiversity.... Continue Reading