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Daniel R. Katz responds to the crisis. He creates the new organization to help less destruction in the rainforests.
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The Rainforest Alliance creates a three-person office in costa rica and establishes the Conservation Media Center to cover breaking news and train journalists in eco-reporting.
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We certify our first forest in Indonesia. Using criteria similar to those established for forestry, we create new standards for sustainable banana farming.
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The Rainforest Alliance certifies its firsts forests in Mexico, Honduras, and Belize.
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There first agriculture certification goes to two independent banana farms in Costa Rica and Hawaii.
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In Guatemala, the first coffe farm earns Rainforest Alliance certification.
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All Chiquita farms in Costa Rica bcome Rainforest Alliance Certified, and Chiquita commits to certifying all of its Latin American farms.
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They certify the first non-timber forest products operation -- a chicle business in the Yucatan -- as well as the first underwater logging recovery operation.
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They cerify there first flower and fern farms in Costa Rica.
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After 15 years, more than 1,200 companies and coopratives have adopted there sustainable practices.
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Global sales of Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee, chocolate and bananas surpass US $1 billion.
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Mars, Inc. commits to using only cocoa from sustainably certified farms by 2020.
