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Five SPLP cooperatives achieve ISPO certification

Five farmer cooperatives under the Siak Pelalawan Landscape Programme (SPLP) received their ISPO (Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil) certification in September 2026.

Three cooperatives from Siak namely Koperasi Karya Benuar Perincit...

Proforest joins the Editorial Committee of FEMEXPALMA’s Revista P de Palma

Proforest is now part of the Editorial Committee of Revista P de Palma, a publication of the Mexican Oil Palm Federation (FEMEXPALMA) aimed at Mexico’s palm oil sector. Through this role, we will contribute technical knowledge on...

Advancing verification readiness for Libungan coconut farmers

On 15 September, Proforest and the Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF) co-facilitated a Sustainable Coconut Partnership (SCP) Orientation Workshop for Libungan Marketing Cooperative (LIMCO) farmers at Libungan, North...

Sustainable Landscapes Partnership (SLP) advances co-investment agenda to scale up sustainable landscapes in the Cerrado at Climate Week NYC

The session brought together companies, financial institutions and implementing organisations to discuss how to finance the agricultural transition, share risks and strengthen supply chain resilience.

Conservation and production: building capacity to identify High Conservation Value areas in sugarcane landscapes

Proforest carried out training and awareness-raising sessions with producers and group managers linked to a sugarcane supply chain in Latin America. The sessions aimed to strengthen participants’ knowledge and capacity to identify...

Proforest announces planned leadership transition in Brazil, led by Isabella Freire and Jane Lino

The jointly developed process provides for a gradual transfer of responsibilities until April 2027, when Jane Lino will take on the role of Executive Director in Brazil.

Asumura Rural Service Centre brings support closer to cocoa farmers with Walmart Foundation funding

The new facility will connect practical farming services with community-led governance to support a climate-resilient, deforestation-free cocoa landscape.

Cocoa farmers in Asumura and surrounding communities will have greater...

How forests feed the future: update from the 2026 Amsterdam Declarations Partnership multi-stakeholder meeting

On 8 October, government representatives, NGOs, experts and producer organisations gathered in Berlin for the annual Amsterdam Declarations Partnership (ADP) multi-stakeholder meeting. Under the theme Forests Feed the Future:...

Building practical capacity for human rights and environmental due diligence in Vietnam

On 24 September, Proforest led a human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) workshop for Thanh Thanh Cong - Bien Hoa JSC (AgriS) and Bien Hoa Consumer JSC (BHC) - AgriS's key member company in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam,...

Strengthening Sustainable Landscape Management through PROTECT30 in Bukit Tigapuluh

On 28 September 2026, Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry, Raja Juli Antoni, visited the Tebo Elephant Conservation Information Centre (PIKG) in Muara Sekalo Village, Tebo Regency, Jambi, to review progress of efforts in protecting...