Does your chocolate fix come with a side of deforestation?

Indulging in chocolate cravings may unwittingly contribute to the deforestation in Nigeria’s Omo Forest Reserve, a habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants OMO FOREST RESERVE, NIGERIA (AP) – Deforestation driven by planting cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, is whittling down Omo Forest Reserve, a protected rainforest in southwestern Nigeria […]

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