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Ghana launches Engagement Principles for cocoa sector
23 July 2021Accra: July 23, 2021 – The Ghana Forestry Commission is today launching “Engagement Principles for the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ programme”. The Engagement Principles will guide how international companies work with national and...
Putting due diligence into the mix at Chatham House
22 July 2021Proforest’s session on due diligence regulations and sustainable trade as part of Chatham House’s 31st Global Forum on Forest Governance was well attended, with over 120 people watching presentations and discussion about what mix...
Proforest launches Agrovita with PepsiCo Mexico and PepsiCo Foundation
20 April 2021Proforest is leading the technical work in a new sustainable landscape programme launched today by PepsiCo. Agrovita is a three-year programme focused on PepsiCo’s supply chain for plantain, cocoa and palm production in the Tabasco and Chiapas regions in southern Mexico. PepsiCo and Proforest are focusing on agricultural and social factors within the landscape and communities.
Lebrija River Basin and Landscape
9 April 2021Last week the Proforest team visited the Lebrija River basin in Colombia, as part of a landscape project to tackle the problems of deforestation and water management in palm oil production.
Linking 'no-deforestation' supply chains and national climate mitigation initiatives
13 January 2021Proforest builds on landscape work in Africa and Latin America with new three year programme, supported by IKI
Respecting human rights risks and issues within landscape initiatives
13 January 2021This discussion paper proposes an initial framework and outline for integrating and safeguarding human rights as part of landscape programme design and implementation and is also an invitation to interested parties to provide further input and pilot elements of the proposed framework.