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Guidance for Deforestation-Free Supply Chains
2025 marks a major milestone for companies working to eliminate deforestation and conversion from agricultural commodity supply chains. While there has been real progress, challenges in delivering on DCF commitments and addressing complex supply chains remain.
18 August 2025 News
Proforest’s Abraham Baffoe joins World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Forest Economy
We are proud to announce that Abraham has been appointed as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council (GFC) on Forest Economy for the 2025-2026 term. This prestigious appointment places Abraham among a select...
17 July 2025 News
Community-led oil palm project in Adum Banso delivers additional livelihoods and forest protection
Six years after its launch, the Adum Smallholder Oil Palm Project led by Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) is being celebrated for its community-driven approach to sustainable palm oil production and forest conservation. With...
1 July 2025 News
Launch of 'A Blueprint for Resilient Landscape Initiatives'
Proforest is delighted to share our latest Briefing Note, ‘A Blueprint for Resilient Landscapes’, an introduction to our process for supporting landscape initiatives to formalise their structure and sustain their impact over the...
19 June 2025 News
Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative 9th Regional Meeting Highlights
The 9th Regional Meeting of the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) convened in Accra from the 6th to 7th May 2025, reaffirming the platform’s role in driving transformational change in sustainable commodity...
19 June 2025 News
Sustain Kutim 2024 annual project progress update
The initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of the East Kutai District Government, local communities, smallholders, workers, and plantation companies to cooperate in transforming East Kutai into a sustainable region in agricultural (with a focus on palm oil) production.
15 May 2025 NewsWest and Central Africa countries unite to strengthen commitments on sustainable agricultural production
New strategies and partnerships to empower smallholder farmers against economic and environmental shocks as EUDR looms.
6 May 2025 News
Demystifying the Implementation of Effective Collaboration
Last week, leaders from the conservation, business, and finance sectors convened in Cambridge for the Nature Action Dialogues to scale and accelerate tangible solutions for biodiversity, climate, and water. This year’s theme, Acce...
2 April 2025 News
Proforest and Fairtrade partner to launch Initiative for Deforestation-Free Cocoa Supply Chains in Ghana
The new project ‘Partnership for Deforestation- free Cocoa supply chains’ (P4DCG) aim to transform the cocoa sector with regenerative agriculture. The project, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) targets over...
12 February 2025 News
The Blueprint for mature landscape initiatives
In October 2024, Proforest was part of a coalition of organisations led by ISEAL which co-published a set of Core Criteria for Mature Landscape Initiatives. While there has been a lot of interest in landscape initiatives as a...
11 December 2024 News