Publications
Finance for Landscapes: Insights from Impact Investors
This Insight Paper is a result of collaboration between Proforest, WWF, and UNEP, supported by the Climate Solutions Partnership. The Climate Solutions Partnership is a five-year (2020-2025) philanthropic programme between HSBC, WRI, and WWF to scale climate solutions for a global impact.
24 June 2025- English (814 kB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes People Nature Climate Production landscapes
A Blueprint for Resilient Landscape Initiatives
This briefing note outlines an approach for building mature landscape initiatives
19 June 2025- English (4.04 MB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes People Nature Climate Production landscapes
Proforest Initiative Africa 2024 Annual Report
This annual report highlights our progress and commitment to promoting the responsible sourcing and production of agricultural commodities in Africa. We are happy to share our contribution towards delivering positive social and...
14 January 2025- English (2.35 MB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Production Landscape Programmes People Production landscapes Africa Cocoa
Implementation of a Regional Landscape Approach and Sustainable Management Plan: the case of the San Pedro Landscape
Drawing up a sustainable management and investment plan for the landscape is a complex and crucial undertaking to ensure the preservation of the environment and the socio-economic development of a given region. Drawing on the...
14 March 2024- English (1.04 MB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes People Nature Climate Production landscapes Africa
Nature Positive Farming – package to support smallholder producers achieve Deforestation and Conversion Free sourcing requirements.
Nature Positive Farming (NPF), developed by the HCV Network, provides a unique stepwise approach to build smallholder capacity and ownership to move towards DCF production. This is coupled with a package of self-reporting and remote verification tools to provide transparency and assurance to companies.
2 June 2023- English (254 kB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Southeast Asia
Guidance on Engagement Principles for the National Oil Palm Strategy and Action Plan of Liberia
Agriculture is the predominant source of livelihoods for over 70% of Liberia’s population. The government of Liberia has prioritised palm oil production as one of the most important industries for the future and there is interest from global companies who have committed to invest around USD 6 billion.
18 January 2023- English (871 kB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Production landscapes Africa Palm oil
Engaging with Landscape Initiatives: A practical guide for supply chain companies in Indonesia
This guide collates our learning on where and how supply chain companies can most effectively engage with these landscape initiatives to help meet their commitments, recognising the different roles and participation of other stakeholders in the process.
16 January 2023- English (4.99 MB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Production landscapes Southeast Asia
Gender and social inclusion strategy for the Asunafo-Asutifi Production Landscape
The objective is to promote gender and social inclusion actions in the identified Hotspot Intervention Areas (HIAs) in the Asunafo-Asutifi landscape in the Ahafo region of Ghana. This is to ensure a gender responsive forest landscape that gives equal voice, access, participation and influence for diverse women and men, mostly in the implementation of the ongoing Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme (GCFPR) and other future natural resources projects and programmes in the landscape.
21 December 2022- English (1.38 MB)
Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues Production Landscape Programmes People Nature Production landscapes Africa
Review and Analysis of Key Policies and Institutional Framework Governing Deforestation and Associated Social Issues in the Tree Crop Sector of Liberia
The overall aim of this study was to identify existing laws, policies and strategies on the cultivation of selected tree crops (cocoa, natural rubber, palm oil and timber) linked to deforestation, child labour, forced labour, land rights, and smallholder inclusion in Liberia.
20 December 2022- English (1.64 MB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Production landscapes Africa
Landscape Reporting Framework
Introducing a framework for companies to report on progress made in delivering positive impacts for people, nature and climate, within landscape initiatives.
9 September 2022- English (5.41 MB)
Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Production landscapes
Aligning Company Sustainability Initiatives with Government Agenda on Peat Restoration
This document is part of a series of Production Landscape Briefings, giving an introduction to working at a landscape scale.
25 February 2021Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Production landscapes Southeast Asia
Developing a deforestation-free climate-resilient sustainable cocoa landscape: process and approach
This document is part of a series of Production Landscape Briefings, giving an introduction to working at a landscape scale.
1 December 2020Categories: Production Landscape Programmes Collaboration Production landscapes Africa
