Record heat rots cocoa beans threatening Ivory Coast agriculture
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5d ago
Surrounded by cocoa trees and intense heat, Christian Andre Yapi is forced to admit that the precious beans are no longer growing as they should, a major problem for the world's leading producer ..read more
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A new way to quantify climate change impacts: 'Outdoor days'
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3w ago
For most people, reading about the difference between a global average temperature rise of 1.5 C versus 2 C doesn't conjure up a clear image of how their daily lives will actually be affected. So, researchers at MIT have ..read more
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Tropical forest loss from growing rubber trade is more substantial than previously thought, research finds
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5M ago
Over 4 million hectares of tree cover—an area equivalent to the size of Switzerland—may have been cleared to make space for rubber plantations since the 1990s. Out of all the rubber planted, 1 million hectares may have ..read more
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Top producer Ivory Coast fears for cocoa output after rains
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5M ago
"Thirty years I've been in cocoa—and this is the worst season yet," said Siaka Sylla as he contemplated an almost empty warehouse at his cooperative in Ivory Coast, the world's top producer of the bean ..read more
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Boom in 'ice ivory' trade of mammoth tusks presents new threat to elephants and environment
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6M ago
Conservationists fear a rise in the buying and selling of mammoth tusks, known as the "ice ivory" trade, poses a new threat to elephants ..read more
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Senegalese go wild for prized 'maad' fruit
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10M ago
Outside a bustling fruit market in Senegal's Dakar region, three trucks are blocking the road while a dozen men sweat to unload the precious cargo ..read more
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Nestle steps up reforestation project in Ivory Coast
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10M ago
Nestle is stepping up its project to combat deforestation in Ivory Coast caused by the growth of cocoa farming, bringing cocoa trading companies directly on board ..read more
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The power of the Copper Age 'Ivory Lady' revealed
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10M ago
The highest status individual in ancient Copper Age society in Iberia, was a woman and not a man as previously thought, according to peptide analysis reported in Scientific Reports ..read more
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Study finds public opinion on ivory in China shifts over two decades
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1y ago
When the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, allowed a one-off chance for China to bid on a 108-ton stockpile of ivory amassed from natural African elephant deaths and ..read more
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Study reveals the true value of elephants
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1y ago
New research examining the services and benefits of elephants has revealed many values are often overlooked when deciding how they should be protected ..read more
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