Rainforest Alliance seal

A green frog in a circle, certifying farm and forest management practices.

Also known as: Green frog seal, Frog symbol

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Meanings

The green frog certifies that a farm or forest met the Rainforest Alliance's standard. The frog was chosen as an indicator species — amphibian populations decline early where an ecosystem is stressed — so the animal is an argument rather than decoration.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Certifies that a farm or forestry operation met the Rainforest Alliance's standard for environmental and social practice.
Contexts: Packaging
Common modern usageVerified fact
Uses a frog because amphibians are indicator species whose populations fall early when an ecosystem comes under stress, making the choice of animal part of the claim rather than a decoration.
Contexts: Packaging

Visual description

A green disc carrying the white silhouette of a frog seen from the front, its legs splayed to either side and its head at the top.

Symmetry: vertical
Orientation: upright
Colours: green, white

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Rainforest Alliance
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-31
Tertiary reference. Used for what a mark depicts, who owns it and whether a scheme or regulation stands behind it. Where a regulation is named, it is reported by this source rather than read directly, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01

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Meanings

Common modern usageVerified fact

Certifies that a farm or forestry operation met the Rainforest Alliance's standard for environmental and social practice.

Contexts: Packaging

Common modern usageVerified fact

Uses a frog because amphibians are indicator species whose populations fall early when an ecosystem comes under stress, making the choice of animal part of the claim rather than a decoration.

Contexts: Packaging

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Rainforest Alliance
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-31
Tertiary reference. Used for what a mark depicts, who owns it and whether a scheme or regulation stands behind it. Where a regulation is named, it is reported by this source rather than read directly, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-08-01