The mission of the Rainforest Alliance is to protect eco systems
and the people and wildlife that depend on them by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behaviour.
Companies, cooperatives and landowners that participate in their programmes meet rigorous standards
that conserve biodiversity and provide sustainable livelihoods.
Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance
works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host
travellers.
From large multinational corporations to
small, community-based cooperatives, they involve businesses and consumers worldwide in their efforts to bring responsibly
produced goods and services to a global market place where the demand for sustainability is growing steadily.
They set standards for sustainability that conserve wildlife and
wild lands, and promote the well-being of workers and their communities.
Farms and forestry enterprises that meet their comprehensive criteria receive the Rainforest
Alliance certification seal.
They also work
with tourism businesses, to help them succeed while leaving a small footprint on the environment and providing a boost to
local economies.
To get more information
about the Rainforest Alliance, click HERE.
To see the ecocoffee Rainforest Alliance coffee,
click HERE.
