Landscape-Scale Biodiversity Impacts Analysis of Cote d'Ivoire's Cocoa Cultivation along Export Supply Chains.

ABSTRACT: Agricultural land use for export commodities leads to significant biodiversity impacts. A spatially detailed assessment of these impacts is crucial for implementing effective mitigation policies. Using cocoa cultivation and exports in Côte d'Ivoire as an example, we present a novel framework that combines earth observations, enhanced landscape-scale biodiversity models, and subnational export supply chain data sets to track the tele-connected potential biodiversity impacts of export groups and importing countries. We found that cocoa cultivation accounts for ∼44% of the biodiversity impacts in Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa cultivation areas, with >90% attributable to cocoa exports. The top 10 importing countries account for ∼84% of these impacts. Our method offers improved spatial detail compared

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11155242 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature