Forests & Biodiversity Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/forests/ Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:04:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ra-frog-icon-32x32.png Forests & Biodiversity Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/forests/ 32 32 What is Sustainable Agriculture? https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:13 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/ Definitions differ, but at its heart, sustainable agriculture is about meeting the needs of the present, without sacrificing those of tomorrow—it’s farming that is environmentally sound, socially responsible, and profitable for farmers.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/feed/ 0 Amazon Bioeconomy Marketplace Initiative https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/idb-amazon-bioeconomy-marketplace-initiative/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:14:08 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107173 In partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Rainforest Alliance is implementing the first phase of IDB’s Amazon Bioeconomy Marketplace (ABM) initiative to improve socioeconomic conditions, fight climate change, and help restore ecosystems in the Amazon by supporting the identification and growth of export-oriented sustainable bio-businesses. Through training and technical assistance activities on sustainability […]

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]]> What a Rainforest Taught Me About Life and Love https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/lessons-from-a-temperate-rainforest/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/lessons-from-a-temperate-rainforest/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:57:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/the-beauty-of-connection-lessons-from-a-temperate-rainforest/ A Rainforest Alliance staffer’s first visit to a rainforest gave him more than he expected.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/lessons-from-a-temperate-rainforest/feed/ 0 Project Profile: Restoring and Protecting Biodiversity in the Eastern and Western Ghats of India Through Sustainable Agriculture https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/project-profile-restoring-and-protecting-biodiversity-in-the-eastern-and-western-ghats-of-india-through-sustainable-agriculture/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/project-profile-restoring-and-protecting-biodiversity-in-the-eastern-and-western-ghats-of-india-through-sustainable-agriculture/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2025 01:08:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=88769 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

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/project-profile-restoring-and-protecting-biodiversity-in-the-eastern-and-western-ghats-of-india-through-sustainable-agriculture/feed/ 0 Ask the Experts: What’s Next for Climate Action? https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/ask-the-experts-whats-next-for-climate-action/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:17:36 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=106340 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

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]]> EUDR: green light, red tape https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/eudr-green-light-red-tape/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:29:25 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=106260 In an interview for Global Coffee Report, Fanny Gauttier, Public Affairs Lead at the Rainforest Alliance, outlines the consequences of the delay to the EU Deforestation Regulation deadline. 

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]]> How the Rainforest Alliance Supports EUDR Compliance from Farm to Retailer https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/certification/how-the-rainforest-alliance-supports-eudr-compliance-from-farm-to-retailer/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:30:37 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=97541 Find out how our systems and offerings are primed to help certified cocoa and coffee supply chain partners show compliance with EUDR requirements.... Continue Reading

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]]> How the Rainforest Alliance Deforestation Risk Assessment Tool Supports EUDR Compliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/certification/how-deforestation-risk-assessment-tool-supports-eudr-compliance/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:01:52 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=103978 In order to support your EUDR compliance efforts, the Rainforest Alliance will soon launch our Deforestation Risk Assessment Tool in September 2024. Learn all about the tool in this explainer article.... Continue Reading

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]]> Rainforest Alliance Certified Cashews https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/certified-cashews/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:11:59 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=105969 The Rainforest Alliance is working to make cashew farming more sustainable by addressing challenges like deforestation, poor working conditions, and low farmer incomes through certification, sustainable practices, traceability, and supply chain improvements.... Continue Reading

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]]> 4 ways companies can limit deforestation now https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/4-ways-companies-can-limit-deforestation-now/ Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:36:34 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=104953 Rainforest Alliance experts Kerry Daroci and Fanny Gauttier weigh in on the EU's proposed 12-month delay of its regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) and its implications for companies' compliance progress.

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