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Proforest Releases Forest Risk Commodities Draft Briefing Note for Public Comment at China Overseas Investment Fair Side Event

Proforest, SynTao, South-North Institute for Sustainable Development and Beijing Jinde Consulting Co., Ltd. jointly launched a new draft Briefing Note for public comment analysing China’s Green Supply Chain for Forest-Risk...

Growing from what farmers know with local knowledge in the Asunafo Asutifi landscape

Cocoa husks, plantain stems, neem leaves and used water bottles: some of the ideas documented during European Forest Institute and Proforest field visit to the Asunafo Asutifi landscape. The visit was a chance to review progress...

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...

Collective insights on forest governance priorities

Proforest conducted the second stakeholder consultation workshop under the BRIDGE (Building Recognition and Integration for Deforestation Governance and Equity) programme to validate and prioritise local initiatives for potential...

Field trip strengthens connections between climate, landscapes and resilience in Western Mato Grosso

In August, the team from the Western Mato Grosso Landscape Initiative, including IPAM, Produzindo Certo, PCI and Proforest, conducted a field visit to learn more about ongoing activities and engage with a wide range of local...

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...

EUDR Simplification and beyond

Moving from immediate regulatory requirements toward long-term supply chain resilience

Africa's sugar industry is reinventing itself: The window of opportunity is now

A blog by Patricia Offei, Principal Project Manager; Proforest Africa.

In April 2026, I walked into the Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, Kenya for the Annual Africa Sugar Conference and left two days later with a very different...

Towards Greener and More Resilient Supply Chains in China

Proforest Executive Directors Ruth Nussbaum and Abraham Baffoe welcoming the meeting of expert guests.

The Proforest Initiative appoints Jenny McInnes as new Trustee

New board member brings 20 years of experience driving strategy and delivering nature-positive impact in government and finance.