Our CEO, Thomas Vaassen, will speak on panel #2: Reliable Data for Forest Monitoring and Green House Gas Accounting on 19 Feb at 11:00 UTC -3.
Events we attend
World Cocoa Foundation Partnership meeting
19
Mar
,
5:17 pm
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5:18 pm
World Cocoa Foundation Partnership meeting
São Paulo, Brazil
2025-03-19 17:17
2025-03-20 17:18
Other events
All events
09
Dec
,
4:00 pm
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09
Dec
2025
,
5:00 pm
Online
Webinars
Protected areas: Making responsible, evidence‑based sourcing decisions
Under EUDR and for voluntary DCF commitments, a “protected area” flag is neither a green light nor an automatic red line. The starting point is legality and conservation: what are the protected area objectives, what does national law allow, and can we document compliance?
IBAT provides authoritative protected and conserved area data, the World Database on Protected and Conserved Areas (WDPCA). Meridia adds the missing layers: national and local permissions, legal context, on-the-ground checks, and audit-ready evidence packs.