News Items:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Interesting overview article on deforestation within the cocoa industry from the World Bank: Cutting deforestation out of the cocoa supply chain<\/a><\/p>\n Another overview and perspective of cocoa related deforestation from the World Resources Institute:\u00a0How Much Rainforest Is in That Chocolate Bar?<\/a><\/p>\n Discussion from CIFOR (Center for International Forestry Research) entitled \u201cAre deforestation-free commodities too good to be true?\u201d which summarises the challenges and opportunities for commodities: https:\/\/forestsnews.cifor.org\/56466\/are-deforestation-free-commodities-too-good-to-be-true?fnl=en<\/a><\/p>\n 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:\u00a0https:\/\/ccafs.cgiar.org\/fr\/blog\/chocolate-sure-long-it%E2%80%99s-55-shade#.W4glh-hKjIU<\/a><\/p>\n Rainforest Alliance article on successes of community forestry programmes in Guatemala, where communities are motivated to protect the forest which provides opportunities for livelihoods:\u00a0https:\/\/www.rainforest-alliance.org\/articles\/community-the-secret-to-stopping-deforestation-in-guatemala<\/a><\/p>\n Relevant videos:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Introduction to the Cocoa Life Program which covers six cocoa-growing regions including Indonesia:<\/p>\n