Success Stories in Food System Transformation

  • 300 organizations agree to work together with governments towards a sustainable coffee sector

    The Global Coffee Platform launched in Addis Ababa marked the 4th World Coffee Conference. A new era of sustainability for the entire coffee sector with a public-private action agenda aimed…

    300 organizations agree to work together with governments towards a sustainable coffee sector
  • Forest conservation strengthened by observations from the air

    The first of the 2016 aerial surveillance flights over South West Mau Forest by ISLA took place in February. The quarterly flights are part of ISLA Kenya’s approach to…

    Forest conservation strengthened by observations from the air
  • IDH donors visit project sites in Kenya and Ethiopia

    The three institutional donors from the Dutch, Danish and Swiss governments visited Kenya in February. The three institutional donors from the Dutch, Danish and Swiss governments visited Kenya in…

    IDH donors visit project sites in Kenya and Ethiopia
  • World Wetlands Day celebrated in Kericho, Kenya

    On February 2, the Kenyan ministry of Environment together with the Kericho County government organized the World Wetlands Day event in Kericho, Kenya. World Wetlands Day (WWD) marks the signing…

    World Wetlands Day celebrated in Kericho, Kenya
  • Key achievement Congo Basin Program

    In the final year of IDH’s Congo Basin Program its achievements are combined. Key achievements CBP – final…

    Key achievement Congo Basin Program
  • IDH and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development cooperate on water management

    On January 21, 2016: Hoang Van Thang, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Ted van der Put, IDH Program Director signed a cooperation agreement to improve water resource…

    IDH and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development cooperate on water management
  • IDH and Environmental Protection Fund sign MoU to promote sustainable land and water management

    On January 21, 2016, the Vice Director of Vietnam Environmental Protection Fund (VEPF) Ms. Duong Thi Phuong Anh and IDH Program Director, Ted van der Put signed a Memorandum of…

    IDH and Environmental Protection Fund sign MoU to promote sustainable land and water management
  • Pilot projects in development in various ISLA landscapes

    The ISLA team is in the process of developing pilot projects and sending calls for proposals or developing projects with key stakeholders in the other landscapes. While the ISLA program…

    Pilot projects in development in various ISLA landscapes
  • Pilot projects in development in various ISLA landscapes

    While the ISLA program in Kenya is already in the midst of implementing pilot projects such as tree planting with public and private sector partners, the ISLA team is in…

    Pilot projects in development in various ISLA landscapes
  • Mato Grosso set to achieve inclusive green growth

    At the COP21 in Paris in early December, Pedro Taques the Mato Grosso governor, announced the state’s green growth strategy and plans to reduce 6 gigatons of CO2 emissions by…

    Mato Grosso set to achieve inclusive green growth
  • Mato Grosso set to achieve inclusive green growth

    At the COP21 in Paris in early December, Pedro Taques the Mato Grosso governor, announced the state’s green growth strategy and plans to reduce 6 gigatons of CO2 emissions by…

    Mato Grosso set to achieve inclusive green growth
  • Green Growth with Leonardo DiCaprio

    At the Indonesia Pavilion, the South Sumatra governor launched a Green Growth Action plan with immediate priorities – fire, peatland, poverty and planning. Together with IDH, the governor is…

    Green Growth with Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Game changer for sustainable palm oil

    European private sector forces join to ensure a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain in Europe by 2020. The commitment to support 100% sustainable Palm Oil was presented to the…

    Game changer for sustainable palm oil
  • Meanwhile in Amsterdam…

    The Ministry of Development Cooperation and International Trade organized a one-day conference on aid and trade. The Dutch government chairs the EU in the coming six months and aid and…

    Meanwhile in Amsterdam…