Fundación Lombriz de Tierra
Co-founder of HCSA & member since August 2014
Categoría: Technical Support Organisation
Earthworm Foundation is an impact-driven non-profit that partners with businesses, civil society, communities and governments to improve the way commodities are produced.
Its supply chain social and environmental experts work across 5 continents to improve conditions for people, forests and soils impacted by production of cocoa, packaging, palm oil, rubber and more.
Working with over 100 members and partners, the foundation focuses on implementing responsible sourcing commitments in supply chains and innovating practical solutions to social and environmental challenges across sourcing landscapes.
Earthworm implements the HCSA
- Provides conservation expertise and services to producers and commodity users to deliver No Deforestation commitments by applying the HCSA Toolkit
- Advocates and promotes the uptake of HCSA’s No Deforestation tools to producers and commodity users globally
- Contributes to HCSA No Deforestation policies, protocols and guidance followed by producers, commodity users and land use stakeholders
- Assists in piloting adaptations of the HCSA Toolkit for different commodities, geographic regions, land managers and scales of operation
- Registered organisation able to lead HCSA assessments identifying High Carbon Stock forests
Earthworm Foundation is a member of the following working groups and other collaborative spaces led by the HCSA:
- Grupo de trabajo de pequeños agricultores
- Grupo de trabajo sobre requisitos sociales
- Panel técnico de garantía de calidad
- Grupo de trabajo sobre protección
- RSPO & HCSA Engagement Group
- No Deforestation Joint Steering Group – HCSA representatives
- Large Scale Implementation Technical Working Group.
- Landscape and Jurisdictional Working Group
Earthworm Foundation is managing four HCSA trials:
- Sambirano Valley, Madagascar
- San Martin, Ucayali, Huanuco regions, Peru
- Chiapas, Mexico
- Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz and Campeche States in Mexicoin collaboration with Proforest
