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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...

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.

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...

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...

Proforest supports forest protection in Ghana’s Ahafo Region with 22 motorbikes for frontline patrols

Proforest has presented 22 motorbikes to the Ahafo Regional Forestry Commission to strengthen forest protection, improve access to remote forest areas and support restoration work in one of Ghana’s important cocoa-producing...

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...

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...

Financial management training supports revolving fund for cocoa communities in Ghana

For many farmers and small business owners in Ghana’s Asunafo-Asutifi landscape, a notebook, a cash book and a simple stock record can make the difference between a loan that is used well and one that becomes difficult to repay....

Landscape Exchange Week brings Proforesters and partners together to advance landscape collaboration

In June, colleagues from across Proforest's global offices came together in Brasília for our latest Landscape Exchange Week, one of a series of thematic Exchange Weeks that help strengthen collaboration, build technical excellence...

Sector collaboration and traceability: key points from the panel on sustainability at the Third Mexican Palm Congress

Leading supply chain companies agreed that building a more sustainable palm oil sector requires a shared vision, small-producer inclusion and robust traceability systems.