May 21, 2025

Social Forestry is a key strategy of the Indonesian government to reform forest management by providing legal access to surrounding communities and Indigenous Peoples (MHA) to manage forests. This policy aims to reduce poverty, unemployment, and inequality in access to forest resources, while simultaneously ensuring forest sustainability. Key Schemes of Social Forestry Through Social Forestry,…

#EUDR: Are we missing the mark? In countries like Ghana and Indonesia, where smallholders are responsible for a large portion of agricultural production, the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is not fully supporting these vital producers. By not prioritizing smallholder inclusion, the EUDR risks leaving out an essential part of the solution to combat commodity-driven…