Understanding sustainable tropical wood products through data
With COVID-19 crippling economies and trade across the globe, it has never been more important to halt illegal deforestation and fuel the growth of sustainable tropical timber. This is a…
The GSMA AgriTech’s Digital Agriculture Maps report (DAMs), produced in collaboration with IDH Farmfit, offers a snapshot into the digital agriculture landscape in Low and Middle-Income Countries…
Landscape Level Forum in Ghana is first of its kind to facilitate a cross section representation of all relevant high-level landscape stakeholders
On 23 September 2020, a high-level stakeholder engagement forum that aimed to connect the Cocoa & Forests Initiative (CFI) commitments to landscape stakeholders and to emphasize the urgency for…
IDH is happy to announce the appointment of Daan Wensing as its new CEO, effective October 19. Daan Wensing has been a key member of IDH’s Management and Leadership team…
IDH UK endorses industry deforestation due diligence response
IDH UK has supported 22 major companies including Unilever and Nestlé with a response on proposed UK legislation for due diligence requirements for forest risk commodities. The main conclusion is…
Cooperation through PPI (Production, Protection, and Inclusion) approach opens access to market for Krong Nang smallholders
The “Global village” of today’s world is based on global economic integration. There is a clear need for a holistic strategy that integrates international market access, smallholder incomes, and committed…
Green Recovery Commitments: Practical Measures for Action
A green recovery from COVID-19 will take a global effort. IDH and Conservation International put forward a number of recommendations for how to best leverage COVID-19 economic recovery support packages in the land use sector for the benefit of people and the planet.
Working towards better nutrition in the tea gardens
Tea workers, smallholder farmers and their families often consume diets which lack diversity, leaving them nutritionally vulnerable. We worked with Unilever and…
IDH TA Facility strengthens second investment of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund in Bhutan
The Land Degradation Neutrality Technical Assistance Facility (LDN TAF) supports Mountain Hazelnuts, a social enterprise producing premium quality hazelnuts in Bhutan. The LDN Fund is providing long-term financing to Mountain…
Environmental improvements combined with financial savings in the apparel industry
New Tier 1 Vietnam program Today, on Zero Emissions Day, the world aims to give our planet a day off. A day with little or no carbon gas emissions, giving…