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Dutch process cocoa: cocoa which has been specially processed to neutralize the natural acids in chocolate; slightly ... America, establishing earliest known cocoa plantations in the Yucatan. Cocoa used as money. * Mayans and Aztecs make a drink called "xocoatl." According to Aztec Indian legend cocoa seeds were brought from Paradise ...
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Gulf of Guinea Islands' Biodiversity Network: Bioko
... the highlands, with the exception of the south of the island, has been converted to cocoa plantations but in many areas the majority of the original forest canopy trees have been maintained ...
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Gulf of Guinea Islands' Biodiversity Network: Ornithology
This crop has traditionally been grown beneath trees whose ... reduces not only populations of many species found in cocoa plantations it also reduces species diversity (see Table 3.2). ... to increase cocoa production and to encourage diversification into oil-palm plantations and market gardening. Shade trees in plantations are a ...
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Fair Trade Classroom Happenings
There are ... (Emma Forrights and Elijah Dark Chocolate, a tearful cocoa tree (MS. Theobroma Cocoa), two enslaved children (Machel Melancholy and Melanie Misery ... to download (all are in .doc format): Cocoa lesson plan Cocoa Consumer Role Play Cocoa Chain Role Play Students' questions for conference ...
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A June 15, 2001 document ... any steps to ensure stable and sufficient prices for cocoa producers. World cocoa prices fluctuate widely and have been well below ... manufacturers have said they are not responsible for the conditions on cocoa plantations since they don't own them. But the $13 billion ...
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Sun Bear
Malayan sun bears sometimes cause a great deal of damage to coconut palms and on cocoa plantations. Young cubs are so lively, playful and attractive that they are often kept as pets ...
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His emphasis on livelihood generation using high value and low volume crops is considerate ... top down aid projects. For example UNDP is promoting the planting of 20 million cocoa trees in thousands of small holder plots that will eventually form a vast monoculture. ...
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Verde Ventures - Partner Profile: Divine Chocolate Limited
Endangered diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana). Due to cocoa's role as a commodity for people living near Kakum, sustainably managed shade-grown cocoa plantations can serve as buffer zones for protected ... income to local communities. In 1992, after government liberalization of cocoa marketing in Ghana, a group of dedicated cocoa farmers created Kuapa Kokoo, which in the local Twi language means `` ...
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Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests (AT0121)
Fernando Po batis, a highly localized bird found only in forests or well-wooded cocoa plantations. Cause for Concern As the human population grows in this region, more and more people ...
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Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sao Tome and Principe moist lowland forests (AT0127)
While much of the original forest was destroyed for these purposes, there has been significant ... other crops. Many areas are still used for growing cocoa and coffee. While there has been some forest regeneration in areas of abandoned plantations, the loss of forests for agriculture in this ...
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