Chocolate Barons Devastate National Parks in West Africa

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By Sierra ClubOct 15, 2017, 11:54 am254 pts
By Davis Harper For several years, chocolate barons have devastated forests to make room to plant cocoa, a crop that naturally grows in shade. Now, a report from Mighty Earth —a nonprofit that works to conserve threatened landscapes—shows new evidence that illegal deforestation is occurring in protected…

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