Human rights Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/human-rights/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:32:24 +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 Human rights Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/issues/human-rights/ 32 32 The Impacts of Certification: Farmers Share Their Stories https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/the-impacts-of-certification-farmers-share-their-stories/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:07:34 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=120474 What’s it really like to work on a Rainforest Alliance Certified farm? Farmers, farm managers, and workers share how certification is shaping their livelihoods, strengthening their communities, and helping protect nature.... Continue Reading

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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: Advancing Sustainable Cocoa in Central Sulawesi https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/projects/advancing-sustainable-cocoa-in-central-sulawesi/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:35:31 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=119928 Smallholder cocoa farmers in Central Sulawesi face climate change and declining yields. This project supports climate-smart agriculture, stronger farmer organizations, and certification readiness to improve livelihoods and boost sustainable cocoa production.... Continue Reading

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]]> To ensure cocoa farmers’ children go to school, try educating their mothers https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/to-ensure-cocoa-farmers-children-go-to-school-try-educating-their-mothers/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:00:45 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=114854 The Rainforest Alliance is helping cocoa-growing communities in Ghana keep children in school through women-led savings groups and community protection committees. A new Reuters feature spotlights this NORAD-backed initiative with partners Solidaridad and the International Cocoa Initiative.

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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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]]> 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 Resilient Ecosystems and Sustainable Transformation of Rural Economies https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/resilient-ecosystems-and-sustainable-transformation-of-rural-economies/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:07:46 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107243 Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are the largest producers of cocoa in the world, with millions of families relying on the crop for their livelihoods. Yet cocoa farmers earn, on average, only six percent of the final product’s value in stores, making poverty and food insecurity common. Additionally, women make up a significant part of the […]

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]]> Women’s Economic Empowerment https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/womens-economic-empowerment/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:55:10 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=107249 Women provide immense contributions to productive value chains globally. Throughout Mesoamerica, women work in the production of coffee, cocoa, cardamom, potato, and so many other crops that global markets demand. As part of our Women’s Economic Empowerment in Mesoamerica Initiative, the Rainforest Alliance and partners are working alongside women, including Indigenous women and youth, in […]

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]]> Project Profile: Rwenzori Education, Livelihoods, and Gender https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/business/projects/project-profile-rwenzori-education-livelihoods-and-gender/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:38:39 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=106621 Building upon the success of a previous project, the Rwenzori Education, Livelihoods, and Gender Project aims to address the root causes of child labor. With support from Nespresso, the Rainforest Alliance has partnered with Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd (KCL) to embed child protection into their business practices. The Rainforest Alliance will support the KCL cooperative’s farming households to increase their coffee production and incomes by providing training aligned with our certification standard. In doing so, the project seeks to create a coffee supply chain free from child labor.... Continue Reading

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