Noticias

BRIDGE workshop in Jakarta continues with stakeholder engagement and validation

Proforest recently convened a BRIDGE Initiative Mapping and Prioritisation Workshop with close partners in Indonesia. The workshop focused on two priority commodities—palm oil and timber—with the objective of identifying and...

Proforest anuncia una nueva ronda de financiación para el programa BRIDGE

Proforest ha lanzado una nueva fase de su programa BRIDGE – Construyendo Reconocimiento e Integración para la Gobernanza de la Deforestación y la Equidad.

BRIDGE es una iniciativa global destinada a conectar los compromisos de...

Upholding responsible recruitment and human rights in the Malaysian palm oil supply chain

Nestlé, together with Proforest organised a Human Rights Workshop on 31 March 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The workshop builds on Nestlé’s continued engagement with its key suppliers while sharing Nestlé’s Framework on Human...

Financiación para paisajes resilientes

Finance for Resilient Landscapes es una colaboración liderada por Proforest, Conservation International (CI) y The Nature Conservancy (TNC), con el apoyo filantrópico de HSBC. El programa es un esfuerzo global para acelerar los flujos financieros en apoyo de paisajes productivos resilientes y positivos para la naturaleza.

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...

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...

El compromiso de Kutai Oriental con la sostenibilidad: Un enfoque práctico

En Kutai Oriental, Kalimantan Oriental (Indonesia), una visita de cuatro días realizada en mayo de 2025 por representantes de la Agencia de Planificación Regional de Kutai Oriental (Bappeda), el Departamento de Agricultura de...

Sustain Kutim 2024 annual project progress update

The initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of the East Kutai District Government, local communities, smallholders, workers, and plantation companies to cooperate in transforming East Kutai into a sustainable region in agricultural (with a focus on palm oil) production. 

Respecting Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Rights in Indonesia

The project aims to support collective action on some of the root causes of IPs and LCs land rights issues in Indonesia, including actions aiming towards the resolution and remediation of ongoing land conflicts as well as developing systems to address future conflicts.

GIZ, Proforest, Barry Callebaut, McDonald’s, Nestlé, and PepsiCo sign agreement to promote sustainable landscape in East Kutai

Photo caption: An Indigenous community representative from the Miau Baru village trekking through the Mejang River forest of East Kutai.  Kutai Timur (East Kutai) is a commodity-dependent district, among the top palm oil...