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2010-2013 Kleinhans Fellow: Francisco Kennedy Souza

Working toward Cooperative Non-timber Forest Product Management: Integrating Economic, Institutional, and Ecological Analysis to Improve Livelihoods and Forest Conservation in the Western Amazon Region, Brazil Project Summary Researchers with Indiana University and Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC) in Brazil examined the importance of non-timber forest products (NTFP) for supporting family income and promoting forest conservation […]... Continue Reading

Project Profiles

September 12, 2013

2012 Annual Report

The Rainforest Alliance is helping to arrest the major drivers of deforestation and environmental destruction. In our 2012 Annual Report, we provide a comprehensive overview of our on-the-ground work and detailed financial information. Click on the image below to browse the interactive version, or download the PDF. Financial Information 2012 IRS 990 Report 2012 Financial […]

Annual Report

May 23, 2013

Introducing the World’s First Rainforest Alliance Certified Cinnamon Farms

In early 2013, a group of cinnamon farmers in Kerinci, Indonesia became the first in the world to earn Rainforest Alliance certification. Located on the island of Sumatra, Kerinci is an important center for global cinnamon production as well as the home of Indonesia’s highest volcano and one of the few remaining pockets of habitat for the critically endangered Sumatran tiger.

Photo credit: Donald Bason

Like bamboo, cinnamon is an inherently...... Continue Reading

Article

May 10, 2013

Protecting Our Planet: Redesigning Land-Use and Business Practices

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 […]

Impact Study

September 18, 2012

Getting Ahead of Climate Change in Guatemala’s Western Highlands

Firefighting and rainwater harvesting helps communities protect forests and improve livelihoods.... Continue Reading

Article

September 12, 2012

2011 Annual Report

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. Click on the image below to browse the interactive version, or download the PDF. Financial Information 2011 IRS 990 […]