Transforming forestry and agricultural commodity sectors

Africa

我们与政府、企业和民间社会组织合作，对农林商品部门产生积极影响。

通过建立能力，我们促进多利益相关方政策对话、共同学习、知识共享和实践实施来促成积极影响。

Proforest Africa

Proforest Africa started its major operations in Ghana in 2013. We work with governments, companies and civil society organisations to have a positive impact on the forestry and agriculture commodity sectors. We do this by building capacity, and facilitating multi-stakeholder processes for policy dialogue, joint learning, knowledge sharing and practical implementation.

Apart from our Ghana office, we have Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon staff. We work in other countries, including Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda and Madagascar.

Supporting Companies

We support companies and smallholder groups by clearly identifying the challenges of geographically specific socio–cultural and economic conditions, and breaking down the complexities of sustainability standards and commitments. We have supported many companies in Africa to deliver their commitments, including reducing deforestation through HCV-HCSA assessments and by achieving RSPO certification.

Effective Collaboration & Capacity Building

Our unique approach has led to us support RSPO National Interpretations, Ghana Cocoa Forest REDD+ Programme and the Tropical Forest Alliance Africa Palm Oil Initiative. This has now been expanded to the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative, a single set of principles for responsible production across ten countries in West and Central Africa.

Capacity building and training is a key part of the process of alignment, enabling the different stakeholders to understand the issues and learn how they can each play a part in collaborative efforts. Our qualified tutors deliver training for a range of technical experties including the High Conservation Values (HCV) and High Carbon Stock (HCS), and RSPO Lead Auditor certification courses.

Landscapes

Proforest’s Production Landscape Programmes in the region include working with the cocoa sector in Asunafo-Asutifi, a Hotspot Intervention Area, Participatory Land Use Planning for land use concessions in Liberia, including Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), and a multi-commodity programme in San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire, our largest landscape.