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EUDR Simplification and beyond

Moving from immediate regulatory requirements toward long-term supply chain resilience

Beef supply chain traceability highlighted at Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef (GRSB) event in São Paulo

São Paulo hosted the Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef (GRSB) event this Tuesday and Wednesday (19–20 May), bringing together representatives from Latin American countries to discuss tools and technologies aimed at beef supply...

BRIDGE workshop in Jakarta continues with stakeholder engagement and validation

Proforest recently convened a BRIDGE Initiative Mapping and Prioritisation Workshop with close partners in Indonesia. The workshop focused on two priority commodities—palm oil and timber—with the objective of identifying and...

Africa's sugar industry is reinventing itself: The window of opportunity is now

A blog by Patricia Offei, Principal Project Manager; Proforest Africa.

In April 2026, I walked into the Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, Kenya for the Annual Africa Sugar Conference and left two days later with a very different...

Towards Greener and More Resilient Supply Chains in China

Proforest Executive Directors Ruth Nussbaum and Abraham Baffoe welcoming the meeting of expert guests.

Pasture restoration and supply chain decarbonisation: the role of insetting in the Caminho Verde Brasil Programme

The Brazilian Roundtable on Sustainable Livestock (MBPS) has published a set of recommendations for the Caminho Verde Brasil Programme, reinforcing the urgency of linking productive land restoration to corporate and national...

Designing participation to achieve real impact

What field experience shows about inclusion, context and long-term outcomes

The Proforest Initiative appoints Jenny McInnes as new Trustee

New board member brings 20 years of experience driving strategy and delivering nature-positive impact in government and finance.

Partnerships for forest governance take centre stage in London

Leaders from across tropical forest countries and major consumer markets gathered in London last week for the UK Government’s Forest Governance, Markets & Climate (FGMC) Forum. At a moment when deforestation, climate risk and...

The importance of greater diversification of financing for the resilience of Brazil's agriculture

The transition towards more resilient agriculture is a recognised necessity, and efforts are being made to accelerate it. Countless projects across Brazil are dedicated to building the capacity of producers, restoring degraded...