Livelihoods Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/livelihoods/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 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: FLOURISH https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/project-profile-flourish/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:51:58 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=121039 The FLOURISH project addresses socioeconomic challenges faced by women and youth in farming communities who are marginalized despite their critical role in global supply chains. Key issues include gender inequality, limited youth inclusion, and restricted access to finance and markets, exacerbated by climate change and social norms. The project intends to build inclusive financial ecosystems, […]

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]]> Rainforest Alliance Calls on Industry to Protect Farmer Livelihoods as Cocoa Prices Fall https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/press-releases/calls-on-industry-to-protect-farmer-livelihoods-as-cocoa-prices-fall/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:58:15 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=press-release&p=121009 The Rainforest Alliance is calling on chocolate manufacturers, traders, and retailers to look beyond short-term market prices and help ensure greater income stability for cocoa farming families as cocoa prices remain volatile, threatening to undo years of hard-won progress across West Africa and beyond.

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]]> Project Profile: FLOURISH (Financial and Livelihoods Opportunities Using Regenerative Innovations for Sustainable Households) https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/projects/project-profile-flourish-financial-and-livelihoods-opportunities-using-regenerative-innovations-for-sustainable-households/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:08:47 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=120650 he FLOURISH project addresses socioeconomic challenges faced by women and youth in farming communities who are marginalized despite their critical role in global supply chains.... Continue Reading

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]]> 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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