Côte d’Ivoire

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SAVING THE IVORIAN FORESTS

The goal of protecting Nature underpins all our work. It inspires and drives us to secure a future that allows life to flourish for people and wildlife.

In Côte d’Ivoire, forests and other wooded lands are under severe pressure from farming. The country has lost at least 80% of its original forest cover, and its few remaining areas of pristine forest are under threat, including in protected areas. The primary driver of forest loss in the moist tropical south has been cocoa production, although rubber, palm oil, and coffee have also been major drivers. These forests are home to critically endangered animals, such as pygmy hippos, colobus monkeys, and West African chimpanzees. In the drier northern regions, wooded savannah landscapes important for native wildlife such as antelope and rare birds have retreated under the march of expanding cashew cultivation.

Mighty Earth is collaborating with our local partners to change the way companies produce, buy, and sell crops like cocoa, rubber and cashew, to protect remaining habitats and restore degraded forests.

  • 80%

    Extent of forests lost in Côte d’Ivoire.

  • 37%

    Deforestation in protected areas of Cote d’Ivoire attributable to cocoa

  • Hawaii

    Equivalent area in Côte d’Ivoire now covered by cashew farms (1.6 million ha.)

Our Work

Cocoa Accountability Map

Mighty Earth’s Cocoa Accountability Map created a revolution in traceability and transparency for the cocoa industry in Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producing country.

See the Map

MORE SWEET NOTHINGS

In 2023, deforestation remains high in cocoa growing regions of Côte d’Ivoire

2023 Update

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News

22/Mar/2024
Mighty Earth Releases Report on Deforestation across Ghana’s Cocoa Belt
06/Feb/2024
Protest at Amsterdam cocoa week targets German chocolate giant Storck’s unethical cocoa sourcing
chocolate decorations hanging on a christmas tree
22/Dec/2023
A call for improving farmer livelihood in the cocoa sector
New report warns global demand for cashews is driving nature loss and food insecurity in Côte d’Ivoire
08/Nov/2023
THE CASHEW CONUNDRUM: global demand for cashews is driving nature loss and food insecurity in Côte d’Ivoire
16/Aug/2023
Global NGO coalition launches campaign demanding Starbucks come clean on cocoa
27/Mar/2023
Chocolate Scorecard 2023: cocoa’s impact on deforestation and climate
13/Jan/2023
Sweet Nothings: Deforestation Remains High across Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire
07/Dec/2022
Sustainability initiatives will fail until companies pay more for cocoa warns new report co-published by Mighty Earth
26/Apr/2022
Unpacking Deforestation and Climate Change within Chocolate Scorecard