Scientists from the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), along with professionals in the chocolate industry, have found a way to make better use of cocoa fruit to produce not only more sustainable, but also healthier chocolate. Currently, to make chocolate, producers use the beans found inside the cocoa fruit, but not the pulp or endocarp, […]
By Mike Gaworecki At COP23, the UN climate talks in Bonn, Germany that wrapped up last week, top cocoa-producing countries in West Africa announced new commitments to end the massive deforestation for cocoa that is occurring within their borders. Ivory Coast and Ghana are the number one and number two cocoa-producing nations on Earth, respectively. […]
By Davis Harper For several years, chocolate barons have devastated forests to make room to plant cocoa, a crop that naturally grows in shade. Now, a report from Mighty Earth—a nonprofit that works to conserve threatened landscapes—shows new evidence that illegal deforestation is occurring in protected areas; specifically, in the national parks of West Africa. […]
By Brianna Elliott Dark chocolate is incredibly healthy and nutritious. However, there are many brands available and not all of them are created equal. Dark chocolate is incredibly healthy and nutritious.Shutterstock Some are better than others, based on the ingredients and processing methods. So which one should you choose? Follow this guide to find out […]
By Meg Wilcox Read any article about Haiti’s environment and you’ll encounter the same grim statistic, that 98 percent of the country is deforested. That’s hard to fathom. How could a country possibly have only two percent tree cover? Death by a Thousand Cuts, a 2016 film that tells the tale of a brutal murder […]
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