deforestation

The West African cocoa belt, reaching from Sierra Leone to southern Cameroon, is the origin of about 70% of the world's cocoa (Theobroma cacao), which in turn is the basis of the livelihoods of about two million farmers.

From 2004 to 2012, Zambia experienced a
combination of good economic policies and high rates of
growth not seen since the early years after its
independence. While growth was mainly driven by rising
copper prices, other factors contributed to Zambia’s ability

From 2005 to 2013, a mining boom quickly
promoted Mongolia from a low-income to a middle-income
country. Although the World Bank Group strategy initially
overlooked the challenge of the mining boom, the new country
management team that came on board in 2005 decided to

The Lake Chad Climate resilience action
plan outlines the concept that there is a need to turn Lake
Chad into a rural hub for regional development in parallel
to the restoration of peace and security. The Plan intends
to contribute significantly to food security, employment,

The economic contributions of forests in Eastern African countries have not received the desired attention in terms of policy and budgetary allocation needed for sustained growth of these forests. This, among other reasons, has led to the reduction of forest zones and an increase in the import of forest-related products, resulting in dwindling foreign currency reserves.

... Myanmar’s forest and timber sector has been central to the country’s economy and society, particularly over the last century. Since the colonial era, timber has been a major export revenue earner to Burma/Myanmar and thus subject to much political debate (Bryant 1996).

This handbook is the product of a
workshop held in June 2014 with about 25 environmental
regulators from over 10 FCV-affected countries (Burkina
Faso, Central African Republic, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar,
Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and

Greenpeace publie « Menaces sur les forêts africaines », une enquête sur les plantations de la Socfin, détenue à 38,75% par le groupe Bolloré, et exhorte son PDG Vincent Bolloré à s’engager immédiatement contre la déforestation.

Greenpeace publie « Menaces sur les forêts africaines », une enquête sur les plantations de la Socfin, détenue à 38,75% par le groupe Bolloré, et exhorte son PDG Vincent Bolloré à s’engager immédiatement contre la déforestation.

La nouvelle frontière de la déforestation se trouve désormais en Afrique. C’est une économie complexe, reposant sur un dédale de filiales difficile à déchiffrer. Mais parfois, la longue chaîne de capitaux qui menace la forêt remonte jusqu’en France. Exemple avec le groupe Bolloré et la Socfin.

The new environment strategy for the
World Bank Group lays out an ambitious action agenda that
seeks to respond to calls from our client countries for a
new kind of development path, one that supports growth while
focusing more on sustainability and ensuring that the

Small forest and farm producers manage a third of the world’s forests. Together, these smallholder families, indigenous people and local communities are the world’s largest investors in forests.