Chocolate and climate change

Updated: Thu, 18 Oct 2018

Is your chocolate bar fuelling deforestation in West Africa?

Large area of forest reserves in Ivory Coast have been converted to illegal cocoa plantations to meet demand, campaign group says

Cocoa companies fail on pledge to stop Africa deforestation
If deforestation continues unabated, Ivory Coast - the world's top cocoa producer - risks losing all its forest cover by 2034 By Nellie Peyton | Fri, 7 Dec 2018
Extreme weather threatens Cameroon's plans to become a cocoa giant
"The rains now come in any order," says one farmer. "I am almost giving up cocoa farming" By Elias Ntungwe Ngalame | Wed, 7 Jun 2017
Climate-hit Central American coffee growers get a taste for cocoa
For coffee producers at low altitudes, climate shifts have brought drought and disease, pushing them to plant cocoa By Nelson Renteria | Wed, 24 Aug 2016
Ghana cocoa farmers harness the law to save forests
Trees grow naturally on many cocoa farms, providing shade for the delicate crop. But they belong to the state, not the farmers By Nellie Peyton | Wed, 5 Sep 2018
"Mercedes" cocoa helps Ivorian farmers speed to better harvest
Ivory Coast is on a drive to improve cocoa quality and yield as small farmers struggle with weather extremes By Busani Bafana | Tue, 14 Jun 2016
As climate change threatens coffee, a cocoa boom is born
As climate change boosts temperaures, chocolate - and its farmers in Central America - may benefit By Reuters | Mon, 18 Jan 2016
Soggy weather takes a bite out of cocoa income in Cameroon
Unusually wet weather means drying cocoa beans - and proving they are dry - is getting harder By Elias Ntungwe Ngalame | Tue, 2 Dec 2014
Inside Amazon reserve, high-end chocolate thrives with forest
Brazilian officials say projects like the cocoa co-op are helping residents make a living from the land while moving away from deforestation By Chris Arsenault and Karla Mendes | Wed, 14 Jun 2017