%T Preventing agriculture driven deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems %A Rainforest Alliance %I Rainforest Alliance %D 2020 %K Deforestation, %K Conservation, %K Forests, %K Rural and remote communities, %K Environmental management %U https://apo.org.au/node/310594 %X This paper outlines strategies for stopping deforestation (and other forms of ecosystem conversion) in vulnerable tropical regions. These include our commitment to centre sustainable livelihood opportunities and human rights through bottom-up approaches that support rural communities as ecosystem stewards. %9 Position paper