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SUMMARY:Coffee Break Seminar: Is the implementation of cocoa companies’ 
 forest policies on track to effectively and equitably address deforestatio
 n in West Africa? -  Thomas Addoah\, PhD Candidate\, Department of Geograp
 hy\, Cambridge Conservation Initiative\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Abigail Youngman
DESCRIPTION:A short presentation by Thomas Addoah\, PhD Candidate\, Depart
 ment of Geography\, Cambridge Conservation Initiative\, University of Camb
 ridge\, entitled Is the implementation of cocoa companies’ forest polici
 es on track to effectively and equitably address deforestation in West Afr
 ica? followed by a Q&A and discussion with the speaker. \n\nCoffee Break S
 eminars are a relaxed learning and discussion forum for our food security 
 community that take place every Friday in person and online during term ti
 me at 2pm\, UK time. \n\nIn-person: Weston Seminar Room (2.49)\, David Att
 enborough Building\n\nOn-line: Please mail coordinator@globalfood.cam.ac.u
 k for the Teams link to join the meeting.\n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nTropical fo
 rests are crucial for climate stability\, biodiversity conservation\, food
  production\, and sustaining rural livelihoods. Despite global commitments
  to conserve and restore these ecosystems\, they continue to disappear rap
 idly\, largely driven by the expansion of agricultural commodities. In Wes
 t Africa\, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are the leading producers of cocoa\,
  a sector facing significant challenges such as smallholder poverty and de
 forestation. In response\, cocoa and chocolate companies have adopted and 
 implemented forest-focused supply chain policies (FSPs)— a form of volun
 tary environmental governance aimed at combating deforestation\, restoring
  forests\, and improving farmers' livelihoods.\n\nDrawing on 91 semi-struc
 tured interviews with company representatives and other stakeholders in th
 e cocoa sector\, as well as an analysis of company reports and policy docu
 ments\, this talk will highlight research findings on the design and imple
 mentation of these forest policies\, their effectiveness\, and their equit
 y. It will also explore how these policies can enhance conservation and li
 velihood outcomes in the cocoa sector of West Africa.\n\n\n\n"https://www.
 globalfood.cam.ac.uk/events/coffee-break-seminar-implementation-cocoa-comp
 anies-forest-policies-track-effectively-and"
LOCATION:Weston Seminar Room (2.49)\, David Attenborough Building and on-l
 ine
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