P4F collaborated with the Forest Stewardship Council in East Africa to promote group certification uptake by the Western Tree Planters Association (WETPA) in Western Kenya, and so achieve responsible management of their woodlots for timber and other tree products and services.
Theme: Social impact
Enhancing Colombia’s Bioeconomy Through Açaí
This case study explores the efforts to assess açaí’s potential, back local enterprises in Colombia’s Amazon and Pacific regions, analyse national and international market trends, and assist in designing optimal fruit harvesting regulations in Colombia.
Exploring Cascara Coffee in Ethiopia: A journey from discarded fruit to antioxidant-rich beverage
This video showcases a journey into the world of Cascara coffee. It explores the origins of cascara, it’s traditional use by Ethiopian coffee farmers, and how Moyee has harnessed it’s potential to create a unique and sustainable coffee experience.
Enhancing inclusive business models: A global overview of nature-based businesses supported by Partnerships for Forests
The methodology for this case study was developed by the MEL Committee and features inclusive business models that inherently deliver social utility, with the potential to inspire other businesses to adopt more inclusive practices.
Forests for the Future: The closing event of the P4F Latin America programme
This video summarises the closing event of the P4F Latin America programme.
Forests for the Future: P4F key achievements and learnings across six years in Latin America
The objective of P4F in Latin America has been centred on fostering and expanding innovative land use businesses and testing ideas from across the nature-based solutions arena. This report aims to disseminate the key learnings and insights acquired throughout the last six years of the programme.
A needs-based leadership programme with and for women in the bioeconomy sector
She Leads is a capacity building programme designed in response to the challenges faced by women leaders in the Brazilian bioeconomy sector. The programme was initiated by Partnerships for Forests (P4F) as part of its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion approach in Latin America.
Protecting forests: Environmental and social management systems for forest-friendly supply chains
This report shares practical examples from Partnerships for Forests’ (P4F) portfolio, showing how supply chain actors can design and implement environmental and social management systems (ESMSs).
Amazon communities supplying native fruits to large anchor companies: The case of AJE Group in Peru
P4F has supported several value chain actors to scale a community-focused and sustainable superfood juice to a transparent and resilient value chain which provides the local and indigenous Amazonian communities with an income source, and protects forests and biodiversity.
Promoting gender equity and forest conservation through enhancing non-timber forest product value chains: Lessons from the Ba’ka Project in Cameroon
The case study explores P4F’s support to strengthen both the supply and demand aspects of the NTFP market to improve the financial and social position of women and indigenous NTFP collectors in Cameroon.
