Publications
PES incentives for smallholders to avoid deforestation: lessons learned and factors for success
1 April 2015Payments for ecosystem services, or PES, projects are designed to provide incentives for people and organisations to protect environmental services in an area.
This report reviews a wide range of literature on PES projects...
Categories: People Nature Africa Southeast Asia
Baseline studies of successful models for sustainable smallholder development
1 October 2014Baseline studies review of some of the models of smallholder production, ranging from independent farmers or cooperatives to large-scale schemes funded by governments or the private sector.
Categories: Africa Latin America Southeast Asia
Africa Palm Oil Initiative briefing 2: Action Plan on Oil Palm Development in Africa
1 October 2014This is part of a series of seven briefing notes documenting the progress of the initiative from its inception in 2014 onwards.
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil
Africa Palm Oil Initiative briefing 1: Action Plan on Oil Palm Development in Africa
1 July 2014This is part of a series of seven briefing notes documenting the progress of the initiative from its inception in 2014 onwards.
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil
RSPO Africa Roadshow briefing notes
1 May 2012The RSPO Africa Roadshow is an awareness raising and capacity building programme aimed at supporting best practice in planning and expansion of oil palm plantations in West and Central Africa.
The programme provides a series of...