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Advancing the implementation of the Human Rights Action Plan (HRAP) for Palm Oil across SEA

Proforest organised two key engagements in Indonesia and Malaysia, bringing together companies, governments, civil society organisations, and local stakeholders to strengthen collaboration on addressing salient human rights issues...

Growing Confidence, Income, and Solidarity: Women’s Livelihood Programme in Sungai Linau Landscape

Ibu Susi (44) recently cleared her pineapple farm with the help of an IDR 1.5 million loan from her women-led Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA). The loan was made possible through a shared savings fund built by Ibu Susi...

PepsiCo reaffirms its support for Indonesia landscape programmes

A delegation of PepsiCo, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Proforest, visited East Kutai, East Kalimantan, Indonesia in April 2026 to observe the progress under the Sustainable Landscape...

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 announces new funding for BRIDGE programme

Proforest has launched a new phase of its BRIDGE programme – Building Recognition and Integration for Deforestation Governance and Equity.

BRIDGE is a global initiative to connect supply chain commitments with national and local...

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...

Finance for Resilient Landscapes

Finance for Resilient Landscapes is a collaboration led by Proforest, Conservation International (CI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), with philanthropic support from HSBC. The programme is a global effort to accelerate financial flows to support resilient nature-positive commodity production landscapes.    

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...

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...