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  • New resource: A look at IDH’s approach to building sustainable landscapes

    How can we address deforestation, water depletion and other natural resource management issues while improving farmer and community livelihoods on a large scale? We must ensure that agricultural production is…

    New resource: A look at IDH’s approach to building sustainable landscapes
  • Looking back on 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence

    We need a strong gender approach for value chain development, and we can only achieve this when partnerships work together and collectively take responsibility. IDH is proud to work with…

    Looking back on 16 Days of Activism against gender based violence
  • Data key to unlocking sustainable tropical timber market growth

    Accurate data is key to growing the market share of sustainable tropical timber, according to the ‘Using data to drive market share’ conference hosted by Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC),…

    Data key to unlocking sustainable tropical timber market growth
  • Prince Charles visits the Cocoa & Forests Initiative in Accra

    A high level Cocoa & Forests Initiative meeting was organized to brief HRH the Prince of Wales on progress of the initiative, on the 5th of November in Accra. The…

    Prince Charles visits the Cocoa & Forests Initiative in Accra
  • SODEFOR half-way the full census of the Goin-Débé forest reserve

    SODEFOR, the state agency for the development of forest reserves has the priority to end deforestation and to initiate reforestation of these forest reserves. In order to achieve this, SODEFOR…

    SODEFOR half-way the full census of the Goin-Débé forest reserve
  • IDH for Gender

    Since the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, until 10 December, Human Rights Day, IDH is proud to be joining this year’s global 16 Days of Activism…

    IDH for Gender
  • Sunny Verghese, CEO of OLAM: “Our food system is broken. We need to fix it.” (Interview in Dutch)

    Sunny Verghese, CEO of OLAM and the new Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) made a deep impression during the 10-year anniversary event of IDH, the…

    Sunny Verghese, CEO of OLAM: “Our food system is broken. We need to fix it.” (Interview in Dutch)
  • Queen Máxima thinks IDH is ‘amazing’

    This article was originally published on P-plus in Dutch and was translated by IDH. A fund that reduces the risk of investors, so small tropical farmers can finance their…

    Queen Máxima thinks IDH is ‘amazing’
  • Verified Sourcing Areas: Reaching sustainability at scale

    This blog was originally posted on Global Landscapes Forum.   Optimizing sustainable production of agricultural commodities. Rising global demand for responsibly produced agricultural commodities means that businesses and governments in…

    Verified Sourcing Areas: Reaching sustainability at scale
  • Living wages in practice, in the avocado supply chain from Kenya

    In collaboration with IDH and Hivos, Eosta conducted a living wage research pilot, with a Kenyan avocado supplier, to research whether living waged could be used to improve social sustainability…

    Living wages in practice, in the avocado supply chain from Kenya