Our mission is to motivate and empower the tropical forest communities in the fight against deforestation and the protection of biodiversity through the implementation of economic conservation models.
Together we develop and market products and services that make sense for the conservation of the forests and the people who take care of them
About us
Tropical forests continue to be massively converted into plantations or livestock land under the pretext of economic development.
The communities have had an historic influence over millions of hectares of rainforest. In the last decades, there has been many strategies about "how to conserve the forest" but most of these strategies have been focused on pure preservation. However, the deforestation issue has not been solved as well as the social and economic conditions of the communities have not change neither.
Communities that have applied in their forest "sustainable forest management practices" , have proven to be the finest strategy to conserve the forest. Nevertheless, the market does not recognize the environmental and social added values they deliver to the society.
The challenge
The proposal
The Communities Forest Pact initiative aims to support communities and forest operators in the implementation of sustainable forest management models to ensure the preservation of these ecosystems, while improving livelihoods of the population through product and services that guarantee a fair return for their environmental performance.
Forest Pact acts as a platform that supports the development and access to these products and services for those who wish to contribute to their environmental performance.
