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• Vanilla industry agrees on farmer livelihood improvements

  Last week in Paris there was an exciting event on Vanilla with 80% of the industry and 11 representatives from Madagascar. The participants agreed to sign a cooperation agreement for…

  Vanilla industry agrees on farmer livelihood improvements

• It’s official!! We have a Vietnam office

  The IDH Vietnam team is proud to announce that IDH is now registered as a legal entity in Vietnam! Following a process that started 1.5 years ago, we went through…

  It’s official!! We have a Vietnam office

• TEAM UP India: develop a joint roadmap for sustainable tea

  Healthy workers, better opportunities for women, improved smallholder livelihoods and better environmental performance are key elements discussed at TEAM UP India. The Indian Tea Association (ITA), the Tea…

  TEAM UP India: develop a joint roadmap for sustainable tea

• Updates from ISLA Ethiopia

  A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Rift Valley Lakes Basin Authority and IDH on the 9th of March. The purpose of the MoU was to show the…

  Updates from ISLA Ethiopia

• Projects in development after baseline studies show deforestation drivers in Cote d’Ivoire

  The results of the baseline studies on land use change, drivers of deforestation and socio-economic issues in the wider Taï area, Côte d’Ivoire conducted for ISLA are now available. Based…

  Projects in development after baseline studies show deforestation drivers in Cote d’Ivoire

• First ISLA projects being signed in Mato Grosso

  The ISLA team in Mato Grosso is in the process of approving the co-funding of three state wide projects as a part of the state government’s Environmental Regularization program (“PRA”).

  First ISLA projects being signed in Mato Grosso

• Stakeholder talks signal strong interest and need for landscape approach in Cote d’Ivoire

  “Bilateral meetings held between key stakeholders and IDH on 23 – 27 March in the wider Tai forest area, Côte d’Ivoire indicate a strong appetite and need for a landscape…

  Stakeholder talks signal strong interest and need for landscape approach in Cote d’Ivoire

• Mato Grosso government sets up committee to monitor progress on climate goals

  Pedro Taques, Mato Grosso governor announced on March 24th that his government has set up a committee to monitor the progress made on the state’s COP21 ambitions.  The committee…

  Mato Grosso government sets up committee to monitor progress on climate goals

• SSI India launched

  After a successful workshop in India last August, SSI partners and some potential members, agreed to launch ‘SSI India’. This group will focus not only on increasing supply…

  SSI India launched

• European feed industry interested in investing in Mato Grosso sustainability program

  In a meeting with the Mato Grosso Secretary for Economic Development (SEMA) on March 22, the FEFAC president, Ruud Thijssens expressed the organization’s interest in investing in the MT government’s…

  European feed industry interested in investing in Mato Grosso sustainability program

• Liberia launches public-private cooperation to improve livelihoods and protect forests

  MONROVIA: The Liberian government has announced the first steps in an ambitious plan to work with leading international companies to improve smallholder productivity and livelihoods, while conserving the country’s forests…

  Liberia launches public-private cooperation to improve livelihoods and protect forests

• South West Mau, ISLA moves towards implementation

  Key public and private sector stakeholders in the ISLA South West Mau Forest landscape gathered in Nairobi early March to develop an action plan that aims to conserve the forest…

  South West Mau, ISLA moves towards implementation

• IDH partners with Asian Agri and Setara to support 10,000 palm oil smallholders in Indonesia

  Asian Agri, Setara Jambi and IDH launch a collaborative program on March 15 to support 10,000 palm oil smallholders in the border area between Jambi and South Sumatran Province in…

  IDH partners with Asian Agri and Setara to support 10,000 palm oil smallholders in Indonesia

• Fire-Free Alliance to Extend Fire Prevention to Broader Landscape

  A group of leading forestry and agriculture companies, NGOs and other partners today announced the formation of the Fire-Free Alliance (FFA), a voluntary, multi-stakeholder platform to aid in the solution…

  Fire-Free Alliance to Extend Fire Prevention to Broader Landscape