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Sustainable Trade? New study by Mark Noble Links Chocolate Production to Loss of Forests
Description: A newly published research article focuses on the link between cocoa exports and deforestation in developing nations. Overall, it finds that the higher the concentration of cocoa exports, the more elevated the rates of deforestation across producing nations.The paper notes that although chocolate production was once considered to have only minimal impacts on forests, recent reports suggest damaging trends due to more demand and changing cultivation strategies. [Source: Lehigh University]
URL: https://www1.lehigh.edu/news/sustainable-trade-new-study-mark-noble-links-chocolate-production-loss-forests
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Source: Lehigh University
Publish Date: 10/17/2017
Reading Level: Basic
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