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title: "Guidance on the QGIS RA Risk Assessment Tools"
slug: "guidance-on-the-qgis-ra-risk-assessment-tools"
updated: 2025-10-16T11:09:47Z
published: 2025-10-16T11:09:47Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Guidance on the QGIS RA Risk Assessment Tools

Rainforest Alliance has developed a QGIS risk assessment plugin to identify the risk of deforestation and encroachment into Protected Areas (PA) which could jeopardize compliance with the standard requirements and the expected sustainability outcomes. This guidance document will help CBs in China use QGIS to identify the risk of deforestation and encroachment into Protected Areas (PA).

[PDF document](https://cdn.document360.io/929f3fed-0f9d-454a-80e4-d7496bf45e88/Images/Documentation/SA-G-AS-52-V1-Guidance-on-the-QGIS-RA-Risk-Assessment-Tools.pdf)