January 2025 The Team Reflection Retreat (TRR) took place from 22nd – 25th January 2025, bringing the AidEnvironment East Africa Team together. Members from the Upper Nile, Kapchorwa and Lwakhakha Offices joined those in the Kampala Office to reflect on the previous year’s lessons and craft plans for 2025. The main aim of the TRR was to enhance team […]
JOIN THE FIRST COURSE TO BECOME A DEFORESTATION-FREE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER February, 2025 – The EMMA4EU project team is proud to announce the launch of an Advanced Training Course in Deforestation-Free Supply Chain Management: an innovative educational programme designed to equip professionals and master’s degree students with the knowledge and skills needed to manage supply chains in compliance with the […]
Looking back at 2024 We’re thrilled to present AidEnvironment’s 2024 Annual Report, a comprehensive overview of our work and impact over the past year. This report details our key achievements in research focused on deforestation-free supply chains and initiatives in water and landscape management powered by communities on the ground, among others. Explore our programs and learn about the impact […]
By Sarah Drost and Rita Raleira AidEnvironment’s risk profile of Italy highlights that in 2023, the country ranked third among the EU’s top five importers of key commodities targeted under the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), bringing in approximately 11.6 million metric tons (MT) of goods like leather, palm oil, and coffee from non-EU countries. These imports make up 13% of […]
AidEnvironment is looking for a new member for their Supervisory Board as the term of one of the Supervisory Board members expires. About AidEnvironment AidEnvironment is a not-for-profit sustainability research, strategy and advisory organization that combines data, cutting-edge technology, systemic thinking and boots on the ground understanding to achieve transformative sector change. We produce actionable insights and implement sustainable solutions […]
Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) use the power of nature to solve and mitigate a variety of problems linked to climate change, biodiversity loss, weakened agricultural land, drought, flooding and pests, among others. NbS therefore benefit people and nature at the same time. Best practice nature-based solutions At AidEnvironment, we are working on many best practice NbS, including: Avoided Forest Conversion. AidEnvironment […]
By Anne Kikundwa and Brian Lukwago AidEnvironment continues to promote regenerative agriculture, a farming approach that emphasises rebuilding soil health, increasing biodiversity, and enhancing ecosystems in Sebei Sub Region through the Green Future Farming Project (GFF) . The Sebei sub-region in Uganda, located on the slopes of Mount Elgon, is rich in natural resources and has a unique climate ideal […]
By Valerie de Vries A recent update to AidEnvironment’s database of direct suppliers to JBS, Marfrig, and Minerva—the three largest meatpackers in Brazil—shows an increase of over 35% compared to June of this year. The direct supplying farms now cover an area of 18.4 million hectares, more than twice the size of the Netherlands and Belgium combined. Our sample identified […]
By Sarah Drost, Valerie de Vries and Iqra Rafiq The Netherlands imported 44.1% of all cocoa products imported in the EU from non-EU origin countries in 2023, 41.6% of all palm oil products, 19.3% of all soy products, and 13.5% of all cattle products. These insights and many more can be found in the 27 factsheets AidEnvironment has developed in […]
