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Countries where we work

Colombia

EFI supports Colombia in strengthening forest and land governance and promoting deforestation free agricultural supply chains, with a focus on the coffee, cocoa and palm oil sectors.

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat uses red pruning shears to carefully harvest a large, green cocoa pod from a tree in a Colombian forest.

Cameroon

EFI supports Cameroon to boost sustainable, traceable and legal cocoa production and strengthen land-use planning capacities to contribute to rural development and biodiversity conservation.

A man in a black shirt stands in a warehouse, reviewing paperwork in front of a large stack of burlap sacks filled with cocoa beans on wooden pallets.

Côte d’Ivoire

EFI supports Côte d’Ivoire in strengthening forest governance and promoting sustainable, deforestation‑free agricultural supply chains, with a strong focus on the timber, cocoa and cashew sectors.

A close-up of hands sorting through a pile of fresh, white cocoa beans resting on large green banana leaves.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the DRC, EFI supports the timber sector to strengthen forest governance, with a particular focus on accountability, traceability, and inclusive policy reforms.

An outdoor community workshop taking place in a rural area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ethiopia

Focusing on the coffee sector, EFI provides technical support to traceability, legality assurance, and deforestation risk monitoring in Ethiopia.

Coffee cherries drying in the sun on plastic sheeting on bamboo shelves in the mountains of the Sidama region, Ethiopia.

Ghana

EFI supports Ghana to boost sustainable and traceable timber and cocoa production, strengthen forest governance and expand forest restoration efforts.

Ghana forest

Guyana

In Guyana, EFI supports the timber sector through strengthening systems and policies for forest governance, traceability and transparency.

A high-angle view of Kaieteur Falls in Guyana, with amber-colored water cascading into a deep gorge surrounded by a vast rainforest valley.

Honduras

EFI supports Honduras in strengthening forest and land governance and promoting deforestation‑free agricultural supply chains, with a focus on the cocoa, coffee and palm oil sectors.

A high-angle view of a rural homestead in Honduras featuring a small house, a greenhouse, and lush tropical vegetation, set against a backdrop of rolling, forested mountains.

Kenya

EFI works in Kenya to strengthen traceability, deforestation-free production, and stakeholder engagement in the coffee sector.

A farmer tends to a coffee shrub in a lush agroforestry field with banana trees.

Liberia

EFI supports Liberia in advancing sustainable forest management and deforestation-free value chains through technical assistance and policy support.

Liberia rainforest

Malaysia

EFI collaborates with stakeholders in the Malaysian palm oil and rubber sectors on smallholder inclusion in traceable, transparent supply chains.

Oil palm plantation at the edge of the tropical rainforest

Paraguay

EFI supports Paraguay in strengthening forest and land governance and promoting deforestation-free agricultural supply chains, with a focus on the timber, livestock and soy sectors.

A large herd of white and brown cattle stands in a field in Paraguay, with a green forest and rolling blue mountains in the background.

Peru

EFI supports Peru in strengthening forest and land governance and promoting deforestation-free agricultural supply chains, with a focus on the coffee and cocoa sectors.

A close-up of a farmer in Peru hand-picking ripe red coffee cherries from a vibrant green coffee plant and placing them into a yellow bucket.

Tanzania

EFI supports Tanzania in promoting sustainable, deforestation‑free agricultural supply chains, with a strong focus on the coffee and cashew sectors.

A woman wearing a headscarf and striped top uses a woven tray to sort and filter a large spread of drying coffee beans under the sun.

Republic of the Congo

EFI supports the Congo in implementing the national Timber Legality Assurance System, with a strong focus on field-level controls and organisational change within the forest administration.

Forestry professionals conducting field measurements and data collection on a harvested tree in a tropical forest.

Thailand

Working with government, smallholders and cooperatives, EFI supports Thailand to improve agricultural practices and increase access to global markets.

Tapping latex from a rubber tree.

Sierra Leone

EFI supports Sierra Leone in preparing its cocoa sector for deforestation free and legal trade, with a focus on readiness for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

A sign for Talia Cocoa Farms in Sierra Leone, located within a sustainable agroforestry environment.

Solomon Islands

EFI works in the Solomon Islands to strengthen forest governance, improve forest monitoring, and reinforce stakeholder participation.

Timber production area featuring large logs and a wooden stilt house overlooking a tropical bay.