Yet, they are shrinking alarmingly fast. In 2023 alone, 3.7 million hectares of tropical primary rainforest vanished, almost the size of the Netherlands. Deforestation, driven mainly by farming to ...

disadvantaged producers with consumers. Treehugger spoke to Ruth Rennie, Rainforest Alliance's director of standards and assurances, for an in-depth look at what the new standard brings to the ...

Rainforest loss in the Amazon tops 200,000 ... which hopes to provide a link between producers and environmentalists by promoting standards of responsible practice that appease both sides.

producers, regulators, and consumers must act now. If they do not, the Amazon rainforest could become the greatest casualty of the US-China trade war." ...

For smallholders looking to achieve Rainforest Alliance certification, the best way is to team up with a group of producers, Rennie explained. “The 2020 Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture ...

Flames are spreading across the Amazon rainforest this summer, spewing millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each day. But scientists say that’s not their biggest concern.