Publications
Guidance Paper on Social Dialogue, Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in the palm oil sector in Indonesia
30 August 2022This document is developed to provide guidance to palm oil supply chain actors; producers (plantation and mills), refineries, traders, manufacturers and international consumer goods companies connected to the palm oil sector in Indonesia.
Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues, Southeast Asia, Palm oil, Bahasa Indonesia, English
Guide pour l'engagement des entreprises prives dans la REDD+ au Cameroun
22 June 2022Depuis 2009, le Cameroun est engagé dans la REDD+. La REDD+ est un processus qui permet de valoriser le rôle joué par la forêt dans la stabilisation du climat mondial à travers le stockage des gaz à effet de serre.
Categories: Supporting companies, Africa, French
Achieving inclusive governance in GCFRP implementation in Ghana
4 May 2022Lessons and Experiences in Setting up and the Functioning of Companies and Government Collaborations in the Asunafo-Asutifi Landscape Programme
Categories: Landscapes, Africa
Private Sector Engagement in Sustainability Landscape Initiatives in Cameroon: Guidance on Engagement Principles
8 April 2022Within the framework of our Production Landscape Programme, we have developed principles and guidance on how companies can engage with and collaborate on landscape initiatives.
Categories: Landscapes, Africa
EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products: Recommendations for a Forest Positive Impact
17 March 2022In this paper, IDH and Proforest put forward recommendations to build on the positive foundations of the EU regulation on deforestation-free products.
The Africa Palm Oil Initiative Highlights from 2020 - 2021
24 February 2022Highlights of the last year: policy success, working on sustainability plans and getting back to fieldwork and training.
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative, Africa, Palm oil
Malaysian National Interpretation for the Management and Monitoring of High Conservation Values
17 January 2022Guidance for the management and monitoring of social and environmental values in production landscapes in Malaysia.
Category: Southeast Asia
Marrakesh +5: Five Years of Progress towards Sustainable Palm Oil Development in Africa
8 December 2021Progress, lessons learned and next steps for the Africa Palm Oil Initiative (APOI), five years after the signing of the Marrakesh Declaration for Sustainable Development of the Palm Oil Sector in Africa.
Policy & Governance Review Relevant to the Agro-Commodity Production Landscape in Indonesia
30 September 2021This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.
Categories: Southeast Asia, Palm oil, Timber, English
Policy & Governance Review Relevant to the Agro-commodity Production Landscape in Ghana
19 July 2021This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.
Categories: Landscapes, Africa, Palm oil, Rubber, Cocoa, Timber
Engagement Principles for the Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Program
30 June 2021The logic and strength of the GCFRP is based on the core concept that cocoa cannot be sustainably produced, and deforestation and degradation drivers cannot be reduced significantly at a project or singular institutional level, which has been the practice to date. Rather, these issues and challenges necessitate a large-scale, integrated
approach to foster the massive transformational changes in farming practices and land use decision making required to reduce deforestation and degradation and to drive forest/tree growth in the landscape.
Protecting and Respecting Human Rights Defenders
4 June 2021This briefing is for companies committed to respecting human rights in their own operations and their supply chains. It details steps to embed the protection and respect of human rights defenders into company policies.
Category: Human Rights & Social Issues