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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…

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…

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…

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”).

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…

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…

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…