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Forest Allies

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Forest Allies is a community of practice focused on protecting, restoring, and enabling responsible management of tropical forests. Together with company partners, we will build and foster unique partnerships, work beyond individual supply chains, and engage and empower local communities in critical forest landscapes. We invite your company to join our Forest Allies community to have a greater impact on forests.

The best guardians of the forest are those who make their living from it. But forest communities often lack access to the resources that would enable their enterprises to meet their full economic potential. Through membership in Forest Allies, business partners will support the Rainforest Alliance’s model of Integrated Community Forest Management, which focuses on both protecting natural forests and partnering with communities to build strong local economies.

To positively affect tropical forests and their communities, join the critical work of Forest Allies by becoming a member. Contact us at forests@ra.org.

Forest Allies aims to create long-lasting impact through people and partnerships. With our community of practice, we want to contribute to:

  1. Maintaining and restoring forests and biodiversity
  2. Implementing sustainable forest management at scale
  3. Supporting forest communities in adapting to climate change
  4. Elevating the expertise of forest communities
  5. Improving livelihoods for foresters and their families

Must-Read Resources for Forest Allies Members


How Has Thirty Years of Logging Saved the Rainforest in Guatemala?

Published on EuroNews.com

Our 360 Approach to Stopping Rainforest Destruction

Our proven approach to protecting forests puts communities and livelihoods first.

Natural Climate Solutions

Forest conservation, restoration, and improved land management practices increase carbon storage and avoid GHG emissions.

Join Our Community of Practice

Learn more about how joining the Forest Allies community will help you have a greater impact on forests within—and beyond—your supply chain.

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Forest Allies Member Responsibilities & Benefits

We invite your company to join our Forest Allies community of practice to have a greater impact on forests within—and beyond—your supply chain. Listed here are the benefits and commitments included in membership.

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How our Forest Allies Community of Practice Collaborates

A community of practice forms when individuals come together for a common goal. Members represent stakeholders that would typically not have the opportunity to collaborate. The group exchanges knowledge, inspiration, and solutions for shared challenges.

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Our Focus on Integrated Community Forest Management

To protect the livelihoods of 1.6 billion people, we must act swiftly to protect and restore the forests they depend upon. Integrated Community Forest Management works to do just that, embodying the Rainforest Alliance’s vision of people and nature thriving in harmony.

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Integrated Community Forest Management Position Paper

Conserving forests is at the heart of the Rainforest Alliance’s mission. This paper outlines our principles and strategies for stopping forest degradation and supporting forest communities in vulnerable tropical regions. These include our pathway towards integrated community forest management. This approach recognizes the interdependency of local communities’ livelihoods and their natural environment, and helps create […]

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Forest Allies: Evidence-Based Claims Framework

At the Rainforest Alliance, we know that those who make their living from the forest have a powerful incentive to protect it. With this principle in mind, we launched Forest Allies in 2021 to leverage... View more

Published on September 15, 2023
Available in: English

Annual Report

Forest Allies 2022 Annual Report

Learn about the outcomes and impacts of our Forest Allies Initiative. This 2022 annual report summarizes the activities and progress of the Forest Allies initiative and includes the results of our... View more

Published on July 28, 2023
Available in: English

Calls to Action

Join us for our next Forest Allies Community of Practice meeting!

Join our CoP in Peru this September for two days of thought leadership, solutions sharing, and partnership building to protect the world's forests.

Published on May 11, 2023

Sell Sheet

Forest Allies Brochure

Get to know Forest Allies in this brochure. It is a community of practice focused on protecting, restoring, and enabling responsible management of tropical forests.... View more

Published on September 27, 2022
Available in: English

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Forest Allies: Sustainable Development Goals

In this two-pager we analyze how the Forest Allies initiative contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations... View more

Published on September 27, 2022
Available in: English

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Integrated Community Forest Management Monitoring and Evaluation Tool

This tool has been developed by the Rainforest Alliance with support from IIED (Victor Milla, Duncan Macqueen) and field tested by the Rainforest Alliance in Indonesia, Guatemala and Cameroon, to... View more

Published on April 21, 2022
Available in: English, French, Spanish, Indonesian

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