Climate Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/climate/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:26:56 +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 Climate Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/climate/ 32 32 Launching in 2025 – The Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Agriculture Standard  https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/launching-2025-regenerative-agriculture-standard/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:26:52 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=108248 The Rainforest Alliance will launch its Regenerative Agriculture Standard in 2025 to promote sustainable farming practices that restore soil health, biodiversity, and ecosystem function, providing a credible certification for farmers, businesses, and consumers.... Continue Reading

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]]> 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 ‘We are at a tipping point,’ Rainforest Alliance CEO calls for a cocoa regenerative agenda https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/we-are-at-a-tipping-point-rainforest-alliance-ceo-calls-for-a-cocoa-regenerative-agenda/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:43:30 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=107861 Ahead of the World Cocoa Foundation meeting in Brazil, our CEO Santiago Gowland gives an exclusive interview with CocoaRadar on deforestation, the business case for regenerative agriculture, and Rainforest Alliance's work across critical agricultural landscapes.

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]]> 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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]]> Q&A: Our Updated Policy on Pesticides https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/certification/qa-our-updated-policy-on-pesticides/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:23:25 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=106670 The Rainforest Alliance's updated Exceptional Use Policy aims to support farmers to phase out Highly Hazardous Pesticides. Here are our insights on the state of pest and disease control in the fruits sector and how our pesticide policy fits into our vision of a regenerative future.  ... Continue Reading

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]]> 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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]]> Analysis: Hopes for food and agriculture finance fall on stoney ground in Baku https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/analysis-hopes-for-food-and-agriculture-finance-fall-on-stoney-ground-in-baku/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:17:10 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=106163 In a Reuters analysis of COP29, our head of public affairs and advocacy Duncan Williams highlights the lack of progress on food systems and agricultural investments in this year’s climate discussions, and optimism that next year’s COP30 can be the ‘Turnaround COP’.

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]]> Meet Baragwi, the Kenyan Cooperative Championing Certified Coffee https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/meet-baragwi-the-kenyan-cooperative-championing-certified-coffee/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:55:08 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=106131 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

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]]> Rainforest Alliance Certified Hazelnuts https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/certified-hazelnuts/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:50:22 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=106126 Since 2013, we have been working with farmer groups, traders, brands, and retailers to increase sustainability farming practices, stop child labor, and improve the lives of hazelnut farmers througout Türkiye.... Continue Reading

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]]> Rainforest Alliance Certified Almonds  https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/certified-almonds/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:21:49 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=106123 We are helping almond ranches in California level up their growing practices to drive greater sustainbility and get them on a path toward regenerative farming. Find out how in this article.... Continue Reading

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