Session 3: Sustainable Finance Knowledge Journey

Presented by Climate&Company and Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE), this third session is a deep dive into innovative financial mechanisms driving sustainability. It is divided into two insightful sections:…

Session 2: Sustainable Finance Knowledge Journey

The second session of the Sustainable Finance Knowledge Journey, presented by Climate&Company and Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE), explores key topics in sustainable finance through four insightful panel discussions….

Deforestation-Free Cocoa: With an image box to a sustainable future!

Cameroonian cocoa guarantees a living for thousands of producers and their families. From now on, Cameroonian cocoa must be deforestation-free, traceable, and legal to enter the European market. Our image-based…

Agroforestry for Cocoa: A Practical Guide!

Cocoa farming and forest protection can go hand in hand! Our training materials help small-scale cocoa farmers in Cameroon to maintain and optimize agroforestry practices that improve yields while preserving…

Brazilian Exporters and the EUDR: Dry Runs in Beef and Soy supply chains

As part of the program “Traceability, Monitoring and Transparency Systems in the Beef and Soy Chains in Brazil”, Proforest developed the project “Brazilian Exporters and the EUDR: Dry Runs in…

Instruments in Mercosur countries to support EUDR compliance in Beef Supply Chains

This publication was developed by Proforest in collaboration with Solidaridad and Tropical Forest Alliance (TFA) and supported by Program SAFE – Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems – European Union, German…

Cocoa with Purpose: Building Systems of Due Diligence for smallholder cocoa farmers

The publication gives an overview of the approach taken and results found by Preferred by Nature, who together with the project Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems – SAFE Ecuador, of…

Session 1: Sustainable Finance Knowledge Journey

This first session of the Sustainable Finance Knowledge Journey, presented by Climate&Company and Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE), dives into critical aspects of sustainable finance through four insightful panels….

4th Finance Briefing: Blended finance for smallholder farmers: Enabling sustainable and deforestation-free agricultural practices

Access to financial resources is essential for promoting deforestation-free supply chains and enhancing transparency. Small-scale farmers, in particular, need support to implement sustainable land use practices and to adopt new…

EUDR Compliance: Understanding your company position in beef, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, rubber, soy, and wood supply chains.

The Directorate-General for Environment of the European Commission has published a new document providing an overview of how the obligations apply, depending on the company type (operator/trader), size and position…

Diagnosis of the Colombian supply of agro-industrial products in relation to the European Union’s sustainability requirements

This study addresses the development of a baseline assessment of the situation of certain agro-industrial sectors in Colombia concerning compliance with European Union (EU) regulations and trends in sustainability, as…

Dialogue and Exchange of Experiences on Sustainability in the Cocoa Value Chain

Throughout 2024, the virtual cycle ‘Dialogues on sustainable cocoa’ was organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the SAFE programme (Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems) of the German Cooperation GIZ…

The forestry-wood sector in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

This report analyses the situation of the timber-forestry sector in MERCOSUR countries, the identified issues, and the progress toward a new production model….

Discussion Paper on the linkages between EUDR and Land Rights

This discussion paper on EUDR and Land Rights aims to subsidize the understanding of the relationship between land rights and EUDR compliance, with emphasis how the EUDR presents opportunities in…

Strengthening the collection of palm oil supply chain traceability information in Indonesia

This brief highlights provisions that could be included in upcoming regulations from ministries responsible for different sections of the palm oil supply chain to provide traceability information to support due…

Comparison between the 2018 and 2024 guidelines for Issuing the Plantation Cultivation Registration Certificate (STD-B)

This chart outlines differences between the original 2018 regulation establishing guidelines for STD-B issuance, and the updated guidelines issued in 2024….

Inclusion of Indonesian smallholders in European Union supply chains under the EU Deforestation Regulation: Challenges and potential mitigation measures

This brief examines challenges posed by the EUDR to including smallholders in commodity supply chains to the EU, and the resulting impacts to livelihoods….

Guidelines for the collection of Sustainable Jurisdictions Indicators data at the district level

This document outlines the Sustainable Jurisdictions Indicators (SJI), identifies the primary data holders (national and/or district government) and details the steps for collecting SJI data in districts….

I-Trace app user guidelines

These guidelines are aimed at assisting smallholders, collectors and smallholder cooperatives/groups in the palm oil sector to register and use the I-Trace supply chain tracking app. Key features of the…

Indigenous Oil Palm Smallholders in Indonesia’s State Forest and the EU Deforestation Regulation

Indigenous oil palm producers in Indonesia face particular challenges with respect to the EUDR, including issues relating to proving legal land use rights, collecting and transferring geolocation and traceability information,…