Ivorian government calls for partnerships to invest in forest preservation, rehabilitation and expansion
The renewal of the forest policy in Côte d’Ivoire has been a key step in the strengthening of the Ivorian enabling environment. With the recent publication of the policy, more…
Enhancing traceability and professionalizing cooperatives – an example of Cémoi in Côte d’Ivoire
The Cocoa and Forests Initiative is built on the key pillars of sustainable production, forest protection and social inclusion. A basis for each of these pillars is to have an…
Colombia Becomes First Country in Latin America to Commit to Deforestation-Free Chocolate
The Government of Colombia – along with its largest cocoa company, Casa Luker, and the members of the National Cocoa Federation – has committed to eliminate deforestation from the country’s…
5 reasons companies are collaborating to end deforestation
This blog was originally posted on GreenBiz. Agricultural and forestry commodities, such as soy, palm oil, beef, timber and cocoa, are some of the leading causes of rainforest destruction…
Next steps to halt deforestation announced by chocolate industry and government of Ghana
The government of Ghana and companies involved in the chocolate and cocoa supply chain presented a series of practical actions to implement the Joint Framework of Action signed at COP23…
Joint efforts of chocolate industry and government of Côte d’Ivoire to halt deforestation announced
Today the government of Côte d’Ivoire and companies involved in the chocolate and cocoa supply chain presented a series of practical actions to implement the Joint Framework of Action signed…
Blog: Accelerating Production, Protection and Inclusion in the Cocoa Sector
Bringing commitments to action for zero net deforestation. This blog piece originally featured on the TFA2020 website. A growing number of companies have joined the Consumer Goods Forum’s resolution…
Accelerating Production, Protection and Inclusion in the Cocoa Sector
This blog was originally posted on Tropical Forest Alliance 2020. Bringing commitments to action for zero net deforestation A growing number of companies have joined the Consumer Goods…
Times that ministers from emerging economies came to visit Europe to ask for money are long gone. This week, the Colombian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Juan Guillermo Zuluaga…
Cocoa and the Global Goals: Eliminating Deforestation (SDG15)
This blog was originally posted on World Cocoa Foundation. The remark above was made earlier this year when Minister Donwahi opened an important meeting in Abidjan between the Ivorian…