Global cocoa production faces mounting environmental and economic challenges. Despite long-term global demand, cocoa …`Ivoire and Ghana so farmers can grow more cocoa on less land …

This report examines the cocoa supply chain, its associated deforestation, and the role and limitations of … certification schemes to reduce deforestation. The deforestation-related commitments from cocoa companies are analyzed across the … lessons from palm oil since it has the most similarities to cocoa due to its large contingent of smallholder producers and …

Cote d'Ivoire is the world's leading cocoa producer, supplying nearly 40 percent of world cocoa production …. Developments in the cocoa sector can have significant implications for poverty reduction and shared prosperity given that the … government revenues. Cocoa pricing has always been a major focus of public policy in the country, and in 2011 the government …

The World Bank Group (WBG) has focused on reducing the environmental impacts of its internal operations and improving … Corporation (IFC) footprint and World Bank corporate responsibility teams facilitate the sustainability commitment of the WBG and …

capital that are not yet fully incorporated in the wealth accounts: air pollution, marine fisheries, and ecosystems. This book …

with air and water pollution. Finally, the paper examines whether environmental monitoring through inspections leads to …

This paper surveys the recent literature exploring the causes of urban pollution in the developing world and the … implications of such pollution for a city's competitiveness. Within a system of cities, cities compete for jobs and people. Those … pollution inhibit urban competitiveness? Second, why is this effect likely to grow in importance over time? Third, why have …