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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...

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...

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,...

Proforest contributes to Revista P de Palma with an article on NDPE IRF 6.0

Daniel Arancibia, Director of Proforest Northern Latin America, contributed to the latest edition of Revista P de Palma, a publication by FEMEXPALMA focused on Mexico's palm oil sector, with an article on the update to version 6.0...

Diversifying to build resilience: how livelihood workshops are strengthening palm-growing communities in southeastern Mexico

When a producing family depends on a single source of income, any market fluctuation or climate event can compromise their economic stability. This is the premise behind the livelihood workshops that, under the Agrovita programme,...

From producer to producer: how ECAs are transforming soil management in sugarcane farming

Trust, more than technical instruction, is the factor that accelerates the adoption of sustainable practices in the field. This is one of the key lessons emerging from Farmer Field Schools (ECAs), a participatory learning...

Nitrian community forest: Strengthening community ownership and forest governance in Liberia

Forest governance is not an abstract policy discussion. It is about families, traditions, livelihoods, and the future of a community whose daily life is closely connected to the forest. For residents, protecting the forest begins...

Proforest supports community-led restoration through EFI grant scheme

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Proforest is working with partners, communities, traditional leaders, and government stakeholders to restore degraded forest landscapes through the Ghana Forest Restoration Grant Scheme, a European Union-funded...

Proforest takes part in international webinar on public-private collaboration for the zero deforestation agenda

On 3 July, Proforest participated in the webinar "1+1=3: Approaches and Benefits of Public-Private Collaboration", part of the Zero Deforestation Learning Series, organised by the Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-Free Value...

Building deforestation-free supply chains in West and Central Africa through the BRIDGE Programme

Validation workshop for FGMC -BRIDGE (Building Recognition and Integration for Deforestation Governance and Equity) programme held in Accra, Ghana.

Proforest Africa convened government, civil society and private sector...