Rainforestalliance

Rainforest Alliance

By Rico32
  • Rainforest Alliance

    Rainforest Alliance
    Daniel R. Katz responds to the crisis. He creates the new organization to help less destruction in the rainforests.
  • Presence in Central America

    The Rainforest Alliance creates a three-person office in costa rica and establishes the Conservation Media Center to cover breaking news and train journalists in eco-reporting.
  • Sustainable forests

    Sustainable forests
    We certify our first forest in Indonesia. Using criteria similar to those established for forestry, we create new standards for sustainable banana farming.
  • Forestry Programs

    The Rainforest Alliance certifies its firsts forests in Mexico, Honduras, and Belize.
  • Rainforest Certified

    Rainforest Certified
    There first agriculture certification goes to two independent banana farms in Costa Rica and Hawaii.
  • Rainforest Certified

    Rainforest Certified
    In Guatemala, the first coffe farm earns Rainforest Alliance certification.
  • Green Bananas

    All Chiquita farms in Costa Rica bcome Rainforest Alliance Certified, and Chiquita commits to certifying all of its Latin American farms.
  • Expanding Forestry Certification

    Expanding Forestry Certification
    They certify the first non-timber forest products operation -- a chicle business in the Yucatan -- as well as the first underwater logging recovery operation.
  • A Better Bloom

    They cerify there first flower and fern farms in Costa Rica.
  • Practices

    Practices
    After 15 years, more than 1,200 companies and coopratives have adopted there sustainable practices.
  • $1 Billion Mark

    Global sales of Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee, chocolate and bananas surpass US $1 billion.
  • Certified Cocoa

    Mars, Inc. commits to using only cocoa from sustainably certified farms by 2020.