In the Field

A Rainforest Alliance staffer’s first visit to a rainforest gave him more than he expected.... Continue Reading

Building upon the success of a previous project, the Rwenzori Education, Livelihoods, and Gender Project aims to address the root causes of child labor. With support from Nespresso, the Rainforest Alliance has partnered with Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd (KCL) to embed child protection into their business practices. The Rainforest Alliance will support the KCL cooperative’s farming households to increase their coffee production and incomes by providing training aligned with our certification standard. In doing so, the project seeks to create a coffee supply chain free from child labor.... Continue Reading

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

We asked Celia Harvey and Duncan Williamson, our climate experts, for their insights from the most recent COP and to weigh in on the state of global climate action as we head into the second half of this decade.... Continue Reading

Meet the Baragwi coffee cooperative - a perfect example of the positive impacts Rainforest Alliance Certification can have for coffee farming right now and well into the future. ... Continue Reading

Through a Global Development Alliance with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Rainforest Alliance will address these challenges by implementing the Feed the Future Honduras Alliance for Economic and Environmental Resilience. It aims to strengthen the capacity and increase the income of at least 4,000 producers and 60 local companies in Honduras’ northern Atlantic region, while restoring and protecting natural resources and ecosystems. ... Continue Reading