The Sustainable Tropics Alliance is a strategic partnership of independent, non-governmental organizations that draw on research, multi-stakeholder engagement, and local knowledge to develop alternative, low-emission rural development models in the Tropics.

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We seek to address the lack of an effective policy, market & institutional framework for changing prevailing models of rural development.

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Sustainable Tropics Alliance focal countries include 46% of the world’s tropical forests.

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Indonesia smallholder visibility: A major step forward
Indonesia smallholder visibility: A major step forward

40 million smallholders in Indonesia, many of them "invisible", can now acquire cultivation registration more easily & join the formal economy, through a new tool developed by STA partners INOBU & Earth Innovation Institute.

STA at COP24 Climate Conference: Jurisdictional Sustainability Partnerships
STA at COP24 Climate Conference: Jurisdictional Sustainability Partnerships

STA members Earth Innovation Institute and Pronatura Sur will be hosting a side event at COP24 in Katowice, Poland. During the event, panelists will review a new global assessment of low-emission development in 40 sub-national jurisdictions.

Monitoring Jurisdictional Progress in Mexico: Workshop highlights
Monitoring Jurisdictional Progress in Mexico: Workshop highlights

On October 10-11, STA members Pronatura-Sur and Earth Innovation Institute co-hosted a workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico on low-emission rural development (LED-R) platforms for states and provinces.