Report finds EU cocoa beans from Cote d'Ivoire farmed from deforested land in neighboring Liberia

An investigation by Initiatives for Community Development and Forest Conservation (IDEF) has revealed that some cocoa beans exported from Cote d'Ivoire to the EU originate from deforested land in neighboring Liberia.

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