Rainforest Alliance (RA) basic functions of Coffee in China what is the certification of imported coffee

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Overview

Rainforest Alliance (RA) was founded in 1987, headquartered in New York, USA. It is not only a non-profit international non-governmental environmental protection organization, but also the largest and most authoritative professional FSC certification organization recognized by FSC. Its mission is to protect the global ecosystem and the people and wildlife that make a living by changing land use patterns, business and consumer behavior. Currently, the Rainforest Alliance is working with businesses, governments and community organizations in more than 50 countries around the world to help them change the way they use land, develop long-term resource use plans and maintain ecological balance.

Basic function

With the steady development of sustainable demand in the global market, the Rainforest Alliance has set up three departments, namely, the Ministry of Sustainable Agriculture, the Ministry of Sustainable Forestry and the Ministry of Sustainable Tourism, to adhere to sustainable principles and standards and to protect wildlife and pristine land. maintain the welfare of workers and their communities and help business personnel and consumers from large multinational institutions to small community-based organizations Provide responsible raw products and services to the market. At the same time, certificates are issued to farms and forestry enterprises that meet comprehensive standards.

The Department of Sustainable Forestry has two project departments, TREES and SmartWood. SmartWood was established in 1989 to promote the effective implementation of responsible forestry as a tool to ensure biodiversity and the economic support of local communities. SmartWood's certification is at the center of the work of the Rainforest Alliance, which spreads the concept of forest and forest product certification and ensures that the wood products provided by enterprises come from forest forests that maintain biodiversity and support the development of local communities. SmartWood is the first independent forest certification body in the world, which is recognized by the International Forest Certification system Forest Management Committee (FSC), which makes the Rainforest Alliance a global certification advocate. Every year, the Rainforest Alliance awards Green Earth Awards to governments, organizations and enterprises that have made outstanding contributions to global environmental protection, forests and biodiversity. Such as: the "Green Earth" Award issued to Amway, which has been committed to the cause of environmental protection.

SmartWood's certification activities are targeted at all forest types, including forests distributed in tropical, temperate and cold temperate zones, including natural forests, plantations, as well as large commercial forests, small-scale collective forests or family forests. The goal of SmartWood is to promote sustainable forest management through independent audit, certification and certification of forest products, and to promote enterprises to implement sustainable forestry construction with economic incentives.

In order to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of forest certification, the Rainforest Alliance has set up a TREES project team. The TREEs Project Department is mainly engaged in training, research, promotion, education and system activities related to sustainable forest management and certification. The project team opened up the market for certified forest products for small forest farmers and provided opportunities for certification. Because there is no certified timber market, forest owners have no incentive for sustainable forest management. TREES also conducts education and training for forest product consumers to make them aware of the environmental and economic benefits of certification.

Current situation of our country

In China, RA cooperates with WWF, CAF and other institutions to educate forestry workers and stakeholders in partners and related units under the principle of FSC certification. RA will provide key training experts, training tools and materials to assist in the work, quickly raise local awareness of sustainable forest management and promote the FSC certification process in China. With the help of RA and the financial support of IKEA, more than 2000 forestry experts in China will receive education on sustainable forest management in the next three years.