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Proforest at the World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in São Paulo

In March, Proforest took part in the World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting, which this year took place in São Paulo, Brazil. Under the theme “Our Future: Resilience through Sustainability”, the event brought together...

9th Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Regional Meeting from 6th to 7th May in Accra, Ghana

The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) will be holding its 9th Regional meeting in Accra next month. ASCI is a collaborative platform for partnership in Central and West Africa involving governments, companies, local...

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...

Proforest launches study about challenges and opportunities for Brazilian exporters to comply with the EUDR

With the implementation of the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR), companies and governments have been developing and improving systems, and simulations have been carried out during this period of adaptation.

Proforest launches report on EUDR compliance in the MERCOSUR beef chain

On this Wednesday, March 26, 2025, Proforest in collaboration with Solidaridad and Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA), and supported by Program SAFE – Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems - European Union, German Cooperation,...

Ghanaian businesses receive grants from the Private Sector Competitiveness Programme

Ten local enterprises have secured a total of GHC 12 million in grants under the Ghana Private Sector Competitiveness Programme (GPSCP) Phase II, a Swiss Ghanaian bilateral initiative to strengthen private sector development...

Launched - the Sugar Universal Mill List

The Sugar Collaboration Group aims to support the transformation of the sugar sector by raising the social and environmental sustainability baseline

The Sugar Collaboration Group has a global presence and aims to bring all actors...

Supporting sustainably managed forest in Sabah

Caption: A focus group discussion with women representatives in Kg Tungkuyan, Sabah. 

In February, Proforest, together with the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD), conducted a High Conservation Value (HCV) assessment for the...

A Just Transition to regenerative agriculture: putting support for small-scale farmers and workers at the heart of company action

There is huge potential for regenerative agriculture to strengthen and deliver on climate mitigation (climate targets), adaptation (resilience of farmers to climate change) and supply chain resilience (continued supply in the face...

Sustainability in practice: Strengthening Human Rights and HCV in the Sugarcane Sector

Held on February 4 and 5 in Cali, Colombia, the HCV & Human Rights in the Sugar Cane Industry Workshop —organized by Bonsucro and conducted by Proforest— brought together 49 participants from diverse organizations across Colombia,...