Project Profile: Transforming Indigenous Economies
After decades of struggle for land rights, Peru’s indigenous communities now own approximately 15 million hectares of the country’s roughly 70 million hectares of mega-diverse Amazon forestlands. While securing rights is a key first step, tenure alone will not keep forests standing. Growing global demand for gold, petroleum, cocoa, timber, and oil palm is causing widespread deforestation and environmental degradation in indigenous territories. Expansion of these industries–typically without…… Continue Reading
Project Profile: MCA-I Green Prosperity
The MCA-I Compact’s Green Prosperity project began on July 1, 2015. It strives to reduce poverty and bolster climate adaptation efforts amongst 8,000 cocoa smallholders in the North Kolaka and North Luwu districts in Southeast and Southern Sulawesi, respectively, through training and incentives that will apply on-farm techniques.
MCA-I Green Prosperity project map
Location
Indonesia
Project Objectives
Optimize sustainable cocoa yields.
Improve…… Continue Reading
Project Profile: Appalachian Woodlands Alliance
The Rainforest Alliance has worked diligently to advance sustainable forest management in the southern United States for many years. The region is one of the most biodiverse in the world, and provides a significant portion of global wood supply. The Appalachian Woodlands Alliance (AWA) project, launched in July of 2015, seeks to advance healthy forest ecosystems through intentional forest management techniques and uniting companies that source wood from the region. Incentivizing sustainable wood…… Continue Reading
Project Profile: Millennium Challenge Account – Indonesia (MCA-I)
Addressing poverty and climate adaptation for 8,000 cocoa farmers… Continue Reading
We Are the Rainforest Alliance
We are working with a growing alliance of people to fight climate change…. Continue Reading
Rainforest Alliance Certified Ferns and Cut Flowers
Rainforest Alliance Certified flower and fern farms comply with the strict requirements of the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard, which protects ecosystems and wildlife habitats, conserves water and soil, promotes decent and safe working conditions, and ensures that farms are good neighbors to rural communities and wildlands…. Continue Reading