Livelihoods Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/livelihoods/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:27:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ra-frog-icon-32x32.png Livelihoods Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/livelihoods/ 32 32 Project profile: LandRISE https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/projects/project-profile-landrise/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:42:38 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=118838 Landscape-Driven Resilience and Income Strategies for Community Empowerment (LandRISE) is a one-year initiative that aims to support economically vulnerable communities within five ecologically significant agricultural landscapes. ... Continue Reading

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]]> Rainforest Alliance & Nestlé Cocoa Plan: Monitoring and Evaluation Highlights 2017-2024 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/rainforest-alliance-nestle-cocoa-plan-monitoring-and-evaluation-highlights-2017-2024/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:31:58 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=112168 The Rainforest Alliance has supported Nestle Cocoa Plan’s work with cocoa farming families around the world since 2017. One of the services we offer is data-powered monitoring and evaluation of field programs, so we can better assess sustainability impacts for people and nature directly on the ground. Between 2017 and 2024, we visited nearly 12,000 […]

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]]> Coffee, Cocoa, and Conservation: Making Consumption Sustainable with Santiago Gowland https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/coffee-cocoa-and-conservation-making-consumption-sustainable-with-santiago-gowland/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 19:57:23 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=112390 In this episode, Sarah sits down with Santiago Gowland, CEO of the Rainforest Alliance and former sustainability leader at Unilever, Nike, and The Nature Conservancy, to discuss how markets can drive regenerative agriculture, reduce biodiversity loss, and combat deforestation through innovative partnerships and consumer action.

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]]> 2024 Annual Report: The Future Can’t Wait https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/2024-annual-report-the-future-cant-wait/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:43:44 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=112034 Leap into our 2024 Annual Report to see the advances we’ve made toward a brighter future.

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]]> Smallholder Farmers: The Heart of our Certification Program https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/smallholder-farmers-the-heart-of-our-certification-program/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:56:26 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=111723 Smallholders produce one-third of the world’s food, making them the quiet backbone of global agriculture—and a key piece of the sustainability puzzle. ... Continue Reading

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]]> Project Profile: A Partnership for Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/projects/project-profile-a-partnership-for-sustainable-farming-in-tropical-asian-landscapes/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 03:59:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=101079 The Sustainable Farming in Tropical Asian Landscapes (SFITAL) project aims to link small-scale producers to global supply chains in an environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and socially responsible manner.... Continue Reading

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]]> What is Sustainable Agriculture? https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:13 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/ Definitions differ, but at its heart, sustainable agriculture is about meeting the needs of the present, without sacrificing those of tomorrow—it’s farming that is environmentally sound, socially responsible, and profitable for farmers.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/what-is-sustainable-agriculture/feed/ 0 The Business Case for Collective Landscape Action https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/the-business-case-for-collective-landscape-action/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:48:26 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107262 Rates of forest and biodiversity loss are accelerating throughout the tropics alongside escalating global impacts of climate change. Commodities such as coffee, timber, palm oil, rubber, and cocoa drive much of this deforestation. We need transformative solutions to ensure a climate-positive future that creates long-term benefits for people and nature. The Business Case for Collective […]

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]]> Feed the Future Honduras Productive Agroforestry Systems https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/feed-the-future-honduras-productive-agroforestry-systems/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:44:42 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107254 The northern Atlantic region of Honduras has vast production and forest corridors. The region offers excellent agroecological conditions for diverse and sustainable production of key commodities such as timber, shade-grown cocoa and cardamom, and exotic and citrus fruits. However, dominant production models are unsustainable, contribute to widespread production inefficiencies, and deteriorate the natural resources that […]

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]]> Prosperous and Resilient Landscapes in Guatemala https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/prosperous-and-resilient-landscapes-in-guatemala/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:09:13 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107239 In Guatemala, large swaths of rural populations depend on ever-collapsing ecosystems and fast-disappearing natural resources for their livelihoods. Decreased incomes limit families’ ability to respond to weather- and market-related shocks, and unsustainable production practices put immense pressure on forests, further threatening livelihoods. Economic desperation leads many communities to turn to informal, temporary income sources, or […]

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