Successful inaugural meeting of Africa Practitioners’ Network
The inaugural meeting of the Africa Practitioners’ Network (APN) was held in Accra, Ghana on 11th December, attended by 25…
New partnership with Target announced
Proforest is partnering with Target to further understand the environmental and social impacts associated with the use of palm oil in their owned brand…
Congratulations to GOPDC on their RSPO certification!
Hard work by the Ghana Oil Palm Development Company pays off as the company achieves RSPO certification.
Proforest has been supporting…
PES incentives for smallholders to avoid deforestation: lessons learned and factors for success
Payments for ecosystem services, or PES, projects are designed to provide incentives for people and…
New phase for Tropical Forest Alliance 2020
Proforest is to provide support to the Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) 2020 Partnership to take forward its new Palm Oil Signature Initiative.
The TFA 2020…
Legal compliance and zero deforestation initiatives Brazil
In Brazil various initiatives are dedicated to assessing environmental and other risks associated with commodity production, while a number…
Africa Palm Oil Initiative briefing 3: Action Plan on Oil Palm Development in Africa
This is part of a series of seven briefing notes documenting the progress of the initiative from its inception in…
Building capacity for HCV assessments in Latin America
First High Conservation Value Assessor Training Course is held in Guatemala
Working in partnership with WWF and Solidaridad, from 25–29 May 2015…
Boosting capacity for forest management auditing in Cameroon and Ghana
Thirty-nine new Lead Auditors qualified for Forest Stewardship Council Forest Management or Chain of Custody auditing.
A…
Verifying timber legality in practice
Proforest provides in-depth training to support civil society in Ghana to monitor legal timber trade
Through a 6-day training course, Proforest worked with civil…
