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Landspace Stories: Meet Arpandi - Championing sustainable palm oil in Riau

Arpandi, 30, is a dedicated oil palm farmer from Sungai Linau Village, Bengkalis District, Riau Province, Indonesia. Raised in the same village, he began his farming journey 15 years ago and has been part of the Sungai Linau...

16 julio 2025 News
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Lookback to Proforest at London Climate Action Week

Looking back at London Climate Action Week 2025, it was a busy week of over 700 highly-subscribed events showing tackling climate change is still at the forefront of the agenda for London. 

While it obviously wasn’t possible for...

2 julio 2025 News
Community-led oil palm project in Adum Banso delivers additional livelihoods and forest protection

Community-led oil palm project in Adum Banso delivers additional livelihoods and forest protection

Six years after its launch, the Adum Smallholder Oil Palm Project led by Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) is being celebrated for its community-driven approach to sustainable palm oil production and forest conservation. With...

1 julio 2025 News
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Launch of 'A Blueprint for Resilient Landscape Initiatives'

Proforest is delighted to share our latest Briefing Note, ‘A Blueprint for Resilient Landscapes’, an introduction to our process for supporting landscape initiatives to formalise their structure and sustain their impact over the...

19 junio 2025 News
Proforest at London Climate Action Week

Proforest at London Climate Action Week

The Proforest team will be in London participating in a number of events this week.

19 junio 2025 News
Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative 9th Regional Meeting Highlights

Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative 9th Regional Meeting Highlights

The 9th Regional Meeting of the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) convened in Accra from the 6th to 7th May 2025, reaffirming the platform’s role in driving transformational change in sustainable commodity...

19 junio 2025 News
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Landscape stories: A Village Facilitator Nurturing Hope in Sungai Linau

In the quiet village of Bandar Jaya, nestled within the flood-prone Giam Siak Kecil watershed, lives a man with a vision. His name is Mafrur (right in photo), a son of the soil, born and raised in Bandar Jaya, and today, one of...

17 junio 2025 News
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East Kutai’s commitment to sustainability: A Hands-On Approach

In East Kutai, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, a four-day visit by representatives from the East Kutai Regional Planning Agency (Bappeda), East Kutai Agriculture Department (Disbun), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...

12 junio 2025 News
Culturally protected areas like the Ogun grove at Ire-Ekiti are a haven for rare trees and act as seed banks which can boost the biodiversity of the surrounding cocoa-farm landscape

The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative welcomes Ekiti State, Nigeria

The expansion of the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative to include Ekiti State has been a source of great excitement. Nigeria at a Federal level has been a signatory to the Africa Sustainable Commodities Declaration since...

28 mayo 2025 News
Proforest Africa secures follow-up grant from Walmart Foundation to expand sustainable landscape work in the Asunafo-Asutifi HIA, Ghana

Proforest Africa secures follow-up grant from Walmart Foundation to expand sustainable landscape work in the Asunafo-Asutifi HIA, Ghana

Proforest has secured a follow up grant of $1 million from the Walmart Foundation to scale its landscape work in the Asunafo-Asutifi Hotspot Intervention Area (HIA) in the Ahafo Region of Ghana. This grant will help strengthen a...

19 mayo 2025 News