West & Central Africa Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/regions/west-central-africa/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:21:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-ra-frog-icon-32x32.png West & Central Africa Archives | Rainforest Alliance https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/regions/west-central-africa/ 32 32 Can Fish Farming Help Protect the Rainforest of the Congo Basin? https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/can-fish-farming-help-protect-the-rainforest-of-the-congo-basin/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/can-fish-farming-help-protect-the-rainforest-of-the-congo-basin/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:37:37 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?p=96060 Together, we have begun exploring how more sustainable solutions, like community forestry and fish farming—can help protect the rainforest of the Congo Basin and strengthen livelihoods. ... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/can-fish-farming-help-protect-the-rainforest-of-the-congo-basin/feed/ 0 Cocoa Planting is Destroying Protected Forests in West Africa, Study Finds https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/cocoa-planting-is-destroying-protected-forests-in-west-africa-study-finds/ Mon, 22 May 2023 21:54:40 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=93785 Global trade in chocolate, worth more than $1 trillion dollars a year, is leading to widespread deforestation in Ivory Coast and Ghana.

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]]> Thriving Communities, Healthy Landscapes https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/thriving-communities-healthy-landscapes/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/thriving-communities-healthy-landscapes/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:58:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/thriving-communities-healthy-landscapes/ We're helping more than two million farmers embrace more sustainable growing practices that can help build resilience to climate change and boost yields.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/thriving-communities-healthy-landscapes/feed/ 0 Towards Sustainable Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire: The Impacts and Contribution of UTZ Certification Combined with Services Provided by Companies https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/sustainable-cocoa-cote-divoire-impacts-utz-certification/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 19:07:57 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=85997 This impact evaluation was commissioned to Wageningen University, and analyses the contribution of certification and interventions of companies implementing certification with groups of farmers in Côte d’Ivoire. The outcomes analysed are increased yields, improved income, improved working and living conditions, and better environmental protection. The results indicate that cocoa farmers increased their knowledge and implement […]

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]]> Impacts of Cocoa Sustainability Initiatives in West Africa https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/impacts-of-cocoa-sustainability-initiatives-in-west-africa/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:52:31 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=85993 This scientific article analyses the social, economic, and environmental effects of voluntary standards initiatives and corporate initiatives in the cocoa sector in West Africa, largely focusing on farm and farmer group. It is based on empirical evidence from large-scale, mixed-method studies using a suite of socioeconomic, agronomic, and environmental indicators to compare the situation of […]

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]]> Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/rainforest-alliance-certified-cocoa/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/rainforest-alliance-certified-cocoa/#respond Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:55:00 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/rainforest-alliance-certified-cocoa/ We work with almost one million cocoa farmers to build thriving livelihoods and climate resilience through certification and training.... Continue Reading

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/rainforest-alliance-certified-cocoa/feed/ 0 Project to Tackle Child Labour in Cocoa and Gold Mining Sectors Launched https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-news/project-to-tackle-child-labour-in-cocoa-and-gold-mining-sectors-launched/ Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:57:10 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=news&p=74360 The Rainforest Alliance has launched a project to tackle forced and child labour in the cocoa and gold mining sectors of Ghana.

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]]> Identifying Your Pathway Towards Sustainability: Our Work with Nestlé Cocoa https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/our-work-with-nestle-cocoa/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:38:19 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/?post_type=resource-item&p=72975 As one of the world’s largest purchasers of cocoa, Nestlé recognizes the position it is in to make a difference. This case study shows how Nestlé utilizes all three major Rainforest Alliance partnership pathways—Rainforest Alliance Certification, Tailored Supply Chain Services, and Landscapes and Communities—to amplify its impact in the cocoa communities it sources from.

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]]> Tackling the Root Causes of Child Labor: Insights from the Child Labor Free Zone Program in West Nile, Uganda https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/results-insights-child-labor-free-zone-uganda-white-paper/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/results-insights-child-labor-free-zone-uganda-white-paper/#respond Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:54:45 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/results-and-insights-from-the-child-labor-free-zone-program-in-west-nile-uganda/ Between 2014 and 2020 a consortium of organizations, including Rainforest Alliance, implemented a “Child Labor Free Zone” (CLFZ) program in the West Nile province of Uganda. This is a coffee growing region with a high incidence of child work and child labor. CLFZ uses a holistic approach on child labor and child work in addressing […]

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]]> https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/results-insights-child-labor-free-zone-uganda-white-paper/feed/ 0 Project Profile: Landscapes and Environmental Agility across the Nation (LEAN) https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/lean-project/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/in-the-field/lean-project/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 16:59:08 +0000 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/uncategorized/project-profile-landscapes-and-environmental-agility-across-the-nation-lean/ LEAN aims to conserve biodiversity, build climate resilience, and reduce emissions from land-use changes.... Continue Reading

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