Publications
Proforest Initiative Africa 2024 Annual Report
14 January 2025This annual report highlights our progress and commitment to promoting the responsible sourcing and production of agricultural commodities in Africa. We are happy to share our contribution towards delivering positive social and...
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Production Landscape Programmes People Landscapes Africa Cocoa
RAPPORT: Journées de sensibilisation et de brainstorming sur le Règlement Déforestation de l’Union Européenne (RDUE) au Gabon
4 June 2024Les « Journées de sensibilisation et de brainstorming sur le Règlement Déforestation de l’Union Européenne (RDUE) au Gabon » se sont déroulées en ligne (webinaire) et en présentiel au WWF Gabon du 23 au 24 mai 2024. Elles ont été...
- French (779 kB)
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Cocoa Forest products Palm oil Rubber Timber
The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative
3 April 2023Ten West and Central African countries commit to sustainable commodity production, with new Declaration signed at CoP27, November 9, 2022
Categories: APOI / Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Africa Palm oil Forest products Rubber Cocoa Timber
Company Landscape Engagement for Cocoa Sustainability
1 February 2023The study aims to advance understanding of landscape and jurisdictional approaches as a key corporate strategy towards nature-positive businesses and to map the way forward to mobilise more private sector action and multi-stakeholder collaboration at scale.
- English (5.18 MB)
Categories: Landscapes Cocoa
Company Landscape Engagement for Cocoa Sustainability: Progress and the Path Forward
30 January 2023This report explores why and how manufacturers, retailers, and traders are using landscape and jurisdictional approaches in cocoa production areas. The most prominent systemic issue companies seek to address using landscape...
- English (5.18 MB)
Categories: Landscapes Cocoa
EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products: Operational Guidance for Cocoa Producers and Importers
22 December 2022Proforest has developed an operational guidance for cocoa producers and importers to support the implementation of the upcoming EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR).
Categories: Supporting companies Cocoa
EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products: Reference Document for Cocoa Producers and Importers
22 December 2022In this reference document, Proforest synthesises existing best practices and tools for conducting supply chain Deforestation Due Diligence in the cocoa sector and identifies key unanswered questions for regulators and companies.
Categories: Supporting companies Cocoa
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.
Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia
20 February 2020Gender assessment of the policy environment in relation to the cocoa, oil palm, rubber and timber value chains in Liberia
- genderassessment_liberia.pdf (528 kB)
Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Developing knowledge & capacity building Africa Cocoa Palm oil Rubber Timber
Gender analysis of the laws and policies that govern the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon
3 February 2020This report presents a gender analysis of the laws and policies guiding the cocoa, palm oil, rubber and timber supply chains in Cameroon. Gender analysis is the study of different roles and responsibilities of men and women; their differentiated access to and control of resources; and their priority needs to better understand and address gender inequalities (FAO, 2011b).
- genderanalysis_cameroon-1.pdf (653 kB)
Categories: Human Rights & Social Issues People Nature Landscapes Africa Cocoa Palm oil Rubber Timber