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Rainforest Alliance

Innovative Solutions for Global Conservation

About Me



Here at the Rainforest Alliance, we know that with a worldwide population of six billion people and growing, we can’t preserve resources indefinitely. We can’t stop people from using wood or planting food, and we can’t prevent them from living in ecologically fragile areas. So rather than preservation, our approach is conservation through “best management practices.” We work around the world to make farming, forestry and travel more environmentally and socially friendly. We do this by helping companies and communities that derive their living by using the land and its resources to adopt our scientifically established methods of land management, i.e., best management practices. These methods lead to the sustainability—or long-term health—of the environment and wildlife, while ensuring that workers and their families and neighbors are treated fairly and with respect. By awarding our Rainforest Alliance Certified seal to farms and the Forest Stewardship Council/Rainforest Alliance seal to forest managers and companies that process forest products, we make “best management practices” economically attractive to businesses, while giving consumers the opportunity to choose products that make a difference.

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My Interests


People, wildlife, native trees, clean water, decent wages and respect for farm and forest workers, sustainable tourism.

I'd like to meet:


People who support the Rainforest Alliance and its mission.

Music:


Anything played with an FSC/Rainforest Alliance Certified guitar!

Television:


Nature shows, and anything to do with making the world a better place for people and wildlife

Books:


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (printed on FSC paper and it’s a great read)

Heroes:


The millions of people around the world who work hard to provide sustainable food, wood and tourism options for us all to enjoy.

My Blog

The Rainforest Alliance, Explorandes & Whole Travel: Teaming Up to Promote Sustainable Tourism

Recently, a small group of tourism professionals spent a day hiking in the stunning Peruvian Andes. Only one member of the group -- Miguel Vegas, marketing manager for the Peru-based Explorandes Adven...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:03:00 PST

Listen to the Rainforest Alliance director of development on Live Green Radio!

Check out this great interview with the Rainforest Alliances's director of development, Ana Paula Tavares on Live Green Radio: http://download.yousendit.com/5121BCDF0BA10B0E&rcpt=nick@liv egreenradio.c...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Wed, 28 May 2008 01:18:00 PST

Cupping for Quality

The smell hits me the moment I walk in the room. It's rich, fruity, complex and a bit overwhelming -- it's the scent of 70 very different coffees being measured, ground and, ultimately, "cupped" by a ...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Fri, 16 May 2008 02:47:00 PST

Notes from the Lipton Sweden Launch

A few weeks ago I attended the Lipton Sweden launch - what good fun! Lipton had invited a whole slew of reporters, and about 30 showed up -- a group of mainly freelancers, and a very "foodie" crowd. ...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:13:00 PST

Notes from the China Forestry Conference

Fragrant Hill, an imperial hunting ground starting in the 1100s before it became a vast public park favored by Beijing day-trippers, was the ideal venue for our conference -- particularly in April whe...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Fri, 02 May 2008 08:11:00 PST

Become Fans of the Rainforest Alliance on Facebook!

Hi all, Thanks so much for showing your support of the Rainforest Alliance by being friends with us on MySpace! We've recently launched a Facebook page, and we'd love to have you as fans of our page. ...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:47:00 PST

Rainforest Alliance Team Visits Certified Farms in Costa Rica

Staff members of the Rainforest Alliance communications, marketing and education division recently traveled to Costa Rica's Sarapiquí region to visit a number of sustainable farms and tourism enterpri...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:41:00 PST

Rainforest Alliance Staffers Hit the Red Carpet

In late March, Rainforest Alliance PR consultant Anita Neville made her big-screen debut in "A Tale of Two Continents." Unilever-owned PG Tips created the short film to promote its commitment to sourc...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:38:00 PST

Urban Students Get Up Close and Personal with Rainforest Animals

Recently, I was asked how, as a native New Yorker, I could possibly have a connection to nature. In response, I politely related my personal experiences with nature (yes, nature in the city), but felt...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:38:00 PST

Elite Flowers: Growing a Better Bloom

The highway out of Bogotá toward Facatativá, a town as small as the name is clunky, is lined with duplexes and housing developments. They are sandwiched between the highway and miles of fields and pat...
Posted by Rainforest Alliance on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:40:00 PST