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…
Joost Oorthuizen becomes CEO of Invest International
Effective October 19th, 2020, our CEO Joost Oorthuizen will become the CEO of a new, to be set up, development and investment bank in the Netherlands called Invest International…
Lessons from IDH Farmfit Smallholder agriculture markets are typically beset by a series of challenges, many of which are systemic by nature – a situation that has only been exacerbated…
Partnerships can close the agricultural finance gap and increase productivity
The challenge of smallholder farmer financial exclusion Low productivity in agriculture globally is largely related to smallholder farmers’ lack of capital and access to affordable credit. The unmet demand…
Latest data shows 86% of palm oil imported to Europe sustainable
The latest data report published by EPOA and IDH is showing that, in 2019, some 86% of European palm oil imports was sustainable. Highlighting progress in the work towards…
Small Tea Growers Sustainability Platform set up to improve smallholder livelihoods in India
IDH has launched the Small Tea Growers Sustainability Platform (STGSP) to work towards improving livelihoods for small tea growers in India in a collaborative manner. The Platform aims to close…
An inside look into how IDH convenes stakeholders for sustainable landscapes
A recent study has revealed a number of issues in the field of integrated landscape approaches. The researchers found that insufficient attention is paid to power relations in cross-sectorial…