Cocoa and deforestation insights in the media
News Items:
Interesting overview article on deforestation within the cocoa industry from the World Bank: Cutting deforestation out of the cocoa supply chain
Another overview and perspective of cocoa related deforestation from the World Resources Institute: How Much Rainforest Is in That Chocolate Bar?
Discussion from CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research) entitled “Are deforestation-free commodities too good to be true?” which summarises the challenges and opportunities for commodities: https://forestsnews.cifor.org/56466/are-deforestation-free-commodities-too-good-to-be-true?fnl=en
Discussion on recent Schroth et al. (2016) study which suggests that ‘climate-friendly intensification’ can lead to yield increases while maintaining biodiversity, carbon stocks, and a low-carbon footprint: https://ccafs.cgiar.org/fr/blog/chocolate-sure-long-it%E2%80%99s-55-shade#.W4glh-hKjIU
Rainforest Alliance article on successes of community forestry programmes in Guatemala, where communities are motivated to protect the forest which provides opportunities for livelihoods: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/articles/community-the-secret-to-stopping-deforestation-in-guatemala
Relevant videos:
Introduction to the Cocoa Life Program which covers six cocoa-growing regions including Indonesia:
United Nations video discussing how declining cocoa production is being addressed in Indonesia: