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.
Theme: Social impact
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.
Supporting farmers to regenerate forests in Gulu, Northern Uganda
Farmer and project implementer explain how a regenerative farming initiative is changing mindsets to restore a degraded landscape in Gulu District, Northern Uganda.
Building trust and long-term commitments in historically disadvantaged communities
This lessons-learned report explores how an innovative agroforestry programme successfully built trust and mobilised communities in the Gulu district in Northern Uganda.
Equitable benefit sharing in reforestation: lessons from Taking Root to optimise value for smallholder farmers
This knowledge product outlines some of the approaches and perspectives the environmental non-profit Taking Root applies to integrate the values of partnership and equity into forest restoration projects.
Conexsus: Unlocking exports of Brazilian non-timber forest products
This case study shares findings from a Partnerships for Forests (P4F) supported project in Brazil aimed to facilitate access to foreign markets for rural and forest small and medium enterprises which are primarily owned or led by women and traditional communities.
Gender and inclusion in micro, small and medium-sized companies: Practical guidelines for management, communication and export
The practical guide ‘Gênero e inclusão em micro, pequenas e médias empresas: Orientações práticas para gestão, comunicação e exportação’ supports community businesses in the development of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) practices.