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The Alliance for Sustainable Landscapes and Markets integrates communities, producers, markets, and consumers to make impactful changes that attend to our most urgent environmental and social issues.

We work to strengthen sustainable forestry and agricultural activities and the rentability of their products, in collaboration with Mexican partners from four states in the country. Our alliance integrates communities, producers, markets, and consumers to make impactful changes that attend to the urgent environmental and social issues in the rainforests of Mexico.

WHAT WE DO IN THE ALLIANCE

* We strengthen sustainable farming and forestland management with an integral landscape vision.

* We increase the profitability and the competitiveness of community led sustainable farm and forestry businesses.

* We grow partnerships with the public and private sector for sustainable sourcing.

* We work in the training of forestry management and entrepreneurial capacities with the communities, promoting the inclusion of women and young generations in the value chains.

OUR GOALS

* The improvement of production practices, commercial capacities, and the access to the global market of small producers.

* The reduction of deforestation in at least half a million hectares of forestry land with sustainable farm management.

* The development of capacities to sustainably harvest new forestry products that don’t come from wood, and to increase resilience and productivity of producers in their landscapes.

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* The generation of a strong call to action to the public for responsible purchasing decisions.

* The development of more sustainable supply chains in the private sector.

WHERE AND WITH WHO

CHIAPAS

FUNDACIÓN GIGANTE, TOKS, PRODUCTORES ORGÁNICOS DEL TACANÁ AND PRODUCTORES DE CACAO SOSTENIBLE RAYEN

Through the alliance with Fundacion Gigante and Toks restaurant chain, the Activity works closely with Productores Orgánicos del Tacaná, a cooperative of more than 150 small coffee producers working to produce quality coffee, protect their forests and improve the well-being of their communities. Their coffee is produced by coffee growers from 13 communities, most of them of the Mame ethnic group, within the Volcán de Tacaná Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas, a protected natural area of great environmental and cultural importance on the border of Mexico and Guatemala. To date, Toks maintains a commercial relationship with Productores Organicos del Tacana, buying their coffee which is served in all Toks restaurants. In addition, this alliance also supports the Productores de Cacao Sostenible Rayen cooperative, integrated by 27 Mexican cocoa producers who sustainably manage an area of 57 hectares in the Soconusco region, Chiapas. Cocoa and coffee producers participate in capacity building activities focused on climate-smart agriculture, business management, communication, leadership promoting a better access to markets.

OLAM AGRO MÉXICO AND UNIÓN DE PRODUCTORES REGIÓN FRAYLESCA ORO VERDE

Olam Group is one of the world’s largest agribusiness traders with a deep commitment to attaining landscape-scale impacts. In Mexico, Olam Agro Mexico is committed to scale social and environmental programs in collaboration with diverse stakeholders including farmers, customers, NGOs, among others.

Since its main sourcing comes from smallholders in emerging markets, Olam has focused on teams based on the ground to improve yields, quality and environmental practices. In collaboration with Olam, the Activity supports the cooperative Oro Verde, through specialized training strategies to boost resilience and productivity of coffee producers by implementing climate-smart agriculture practices along with restoration efforts to recover degraded lands, through reforestation actions. In addition to capacity building, Olam is Oro Verde’s main coffee buyer and investor.

QUINTANA ROO

ALIANZA SELVA MAYA

Alianza Selva Maya is an organization of five ejidos in the state of Quintana Roo that promotes the commercialization of timber products from sustainably managed tropical forests. They focus on best forest management practices, biodiversity conservation and environmental services. The Activity focuses on strengthening their community-based forest enterprises, by assisting the development and implementation of strategic planning. In addition, in alliance with other Non-Profit Organizations and state government initiatives, it promotes the establishment of commercial relations with the main stakeholders in the region. In addition, it supports the continuity of the regional Learning Community of Sustainable Forest Management by promoting better forest management and business practices, with special focus on young participants.

OAXACA

COORDINADORA ESTATAL DE PRODUCTORES DE CAFÉ DE OAXACA (CEPCO)

CEPCO is formed by 45 regional organizations, 134 communities and more than 3,000 organic coffee producers from different coffee producing regions in Oaxaca. It focuses on the entire coffee value chain, from the production to the direct commercialization of the coffee produced by its members, including the services inherent to the activity such as obtaining and managing credits and technical assistance. In addition to the impulse to supply projects, the full participation of rural women is encouraged as well as indigenous rights. Climate smart agriculture practices are promoted between producers to strengthen resiliency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, along with landscape restoration practices such as reforestation with native species in areas where deforestation and degradation processes have been identified. To increase CEPCO’s competitiveness and better access to markets, the Activity is supporting “Café La Organización”, CEPCO’s commercial coffee brand, strengthening their communication skills along with the development and implementation of the brand's digital communication strategy, including a new website and specialty coffee bars.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

* 3, 306 people trained in sustainable landscapes management. 930 2396

* 16 institutions with improved capacity to address sustainable landscapes issues.

* 117,297 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, estimated in metric tons of CO2 equivalent, reduced, sequestered, or avoided.

* 176,122 hectares under improved natural resource management.

* 1,344 people receiving livelihood co-benefits. 441 903

* 2 brands of small coffee producers strengthened through marketing strategies.

* + 8M people reached in media campaigns, focused on strengthening the visibility of small coffee, cocoa, and timber producers within the framework of the initiative.

* 2 groups of small coffee producers in Chiapas obtained the Rainforest Alliance Certification.

187 certified producers 431 certified hectares

* “Markets for a Sustainable Future” platform created to promote commercial partnerships between responsible enterprises and small producers with sustainable actions and communicate the practices of more sustainable products to Mexican consumers. The achievements of the platform are:

21 allies in the initiative. 14,729 producers improving their production practices and their livelihoods with more commercial alliances. 3 commercial alliances formed within the framework of the initiative. 184,022 hectares of land with better agriculture and forestry practices The Markets for a Sustainable Future directory currently promotes 33 products.