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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...

Proforest Africa Initiative commissions a Rural Service Centre for Farmers in Ahafo Region, Ghana

Proforest in collaboration with Forestry Commission and COCOBOD Ghana have inaugurated a new Community Resource Management Area and Rural Service Centre at Dadiesoaba, located in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region,...

Proforest Africa secures funding to enhance FPIC education in Liberia and Republic of Congo

Proforest Africa has secured $125, 000 to develop, communicate and support implementation of Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) guidelines in the Republic of Congo (RoC) and Liberia. The one-year project funded by Global Commons...

Investir dans le paysage de San Pedro: Collaboration et Communauté en Côte d'Ivoire

Proforest a collaboré avec les autorités régionales, les communautés et d'autres partenaires pour élaborer un plan de gestion et d'investissement complet pour le paysage de San Pedro en Côte d'Ivoire. Ce plan se concentre sur...

Investing in the San Pedro Landscape - Collaboration and Community in Côte d'Ivoire

Proforest has collaborated with regional authorities, communities, and other partners to develop a comprehensive Management and Investment Plan for the San Pedro landscape in Côte d’Ivoire. This plan focuses on sustainable...

Parliament of Ghana Enacts Tree Crops Regulation L12471

Parliament of Ghana has passed LI2471 to fortify the Tree Crop Development Authority’s (TCDA) operations.  The TCDA, was established in 2020 to regulate and develop tree crop sectors such as oil palm, cashew, coconut, rubber,...

Proforest Africa Marks a Decade of Positive Impact on People, Nature and Climate

Proforest Africa celebrates 10 years of transformative contributions to responsible sourcing and production, promoting sustainable landscapes and facilitating multistakeholder engagements.

Proforest works with companies, private...

Bringing global companies and producer initiatives together - lessons learned and next steps

Lessons learned from our 3 year IKI-funded programme. Originally published on the IKI website October 26th 2023

Proforest and ASCI at #AfricaClimateWeek

Please join us at a side event: “Learning to Build Better Food Systems through the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative – a regional multi-stakeholder platform in West & Central Africa”

Date: Wednesday, September 6

Time: 3.30pm – 4.30pm local time

Location: Mount Nimba Room, Africa Climate Summit

San Pedro stakeholders validate the sustainable landscape management and investment plan, Côte d’Ivoire

The sustainable management and investment plan for the San Pedro landscape has been validated at a workshop in July 2023, organised by Proforest and the landscape coalition.