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Sustainable castor initiative eyes the future and encourages the participation of women
Pragati, a sustainable castor project implemented by Solidaridad in India, has successfully completed its seventh year. After promoting the certification…
30 January 2024
Medicinal plant farmer groups in India receive top sustainability and quality certification
As small-scale farmers work to satisfy the global demand for ethically sourced herbal supplements, Solidaridad continues its work in India…
25 January 2024
Moving towards a more inclusive and sustainable oil palm sector in Peru
In the Peruvian Amazon, sustainable oil palm production could play an important role in reducing deforestation and conserving biodiversity. Empowering…
22 January 2024
SHIFTING THE FOCUS OF CLIMATE INVESTMENT AT COP28
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP28, held in Dubai, marked a historic moment in the global…
18 January 2024
A Year of Global Change and Dramatic Progress
2023 was a landmark year. Unpredictable weather patterns and climate calamity show that the planet may be changing more quickly…
16 January 2024
Making the case for financial inclusion for a safe & responsible small-scale mining sector in Peru
Solidaridad, planetGOLD Peru, and the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru co-organized a panel at Perumin36 to explore how…
04 January 2024
Cultivating Change: Celebrating the stories of small-scale farmers & workers around the world
When you work with more than one million small-scale farmers, miners and workers across 40 countries, it results in a…
22 December 2023
Coffee farmers in Colombia receive payments for carbon sequestration
The criticism of CO2 compensation programmes continues unabated. The market is full of fake certificates, as reported by ZEIT and…
18 December 2023
New Garden Campaign to Feed Ghana Cities
In the near future, over 80 percent of the world’s food will be consumed in cities. Today, in Ghana’s urban…
15 December 2023
Women miners make the case for changes to Peru’s new National Policy for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
The National Network of Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) pointed out shortcomings in Peru’s National ASM Policy and…
12 December 2023