Publications

Gender Equality Guidance Paper: Fieldwork

This document is part of a series of four gender equality guidance papers.

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People

Sustainable Palm Oil: Trade and key players between Indonesia and China

Part 1 of this report provides a baseline mapping study of Indonesia-China sustainable palm oil linkages. Part 2 provides a deeper look into specific issues, including gender in palm oil, China trade issues and deals, and updates on Trase data for 2018.

Categories: People Nature Responsible sourcing Responsible production Southeast Asia Palm oil

Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia

Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Policy and regulation Africa Cocoa Palm oil Rubber Timber

Gender analysis of the laws and policies that govern the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon

This report presents a gender analysis of the laws and policies guiding the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon. Gender analysis is the study of different roles and responsibilities of men and women; their differentiated access to and control of resources; and their priority needs to better understand and address gender inequalities (FAO, 2011b).

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Nature Policy and regulation Production landscapes Africa Cocoa Palm oil Rubber Timber

04 Understanding commitments to No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE)

An introduction to the key terms and ideas behind No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) commitments, which are most commonly seen in relation to palm oil production.

Category: Palm oil

Shifting towards sustainability: How the APOI is changing palm oil production in West and Central Africa

This publication provides a regional overview of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative's (APOI) progress across West and Central Africa so far.

Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil

Drivers of child labour, forced labour, inadequate health and safety, and land rights abuses and disputes in agriculture and forestry

This is part of a series of documents about social risks within responsible sourcing.

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Responsible sourcing

Using social risk assessment in approaches to responsible sourcing of agricultural commodities

This is part of a series of documents about social risks within responsible sourcing.

Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Responsible sourcing

Engaging with Landscape Initiatives: updated for 2020

This is part of a series of documents about engaging with landscape initiatives.

Category: Production Landscape Programmes

SHARP: A Retrospective

Proforest served as the global secretariat for the SHARP partnership from 2013 to 2019. This document outlines some of the key highlights of the partnership during that time.

Categories: Palm oil Soy Rubber

Overview and Analyses of Key National Policies, Strategies and Action Plans, Cameroon

This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.

Agricultural Commodity Responsible Sourcing (ACRES): taking action within and beyond supply chains

This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.

Category: Responsible Sourcing & Production Briefings