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ArticlePloS one2024

Cocoa, livelihoods, and deforestation within the Tridom landscape in the Congo Basin: A spatial analysis.

Jonas Ngouhouo-Poufoun, Sabine Chaupain-Guillot, Youba Ndiaye, Denis Jean Sonwa, Kevin Yana Njabo, Philippe Delacote

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Jonas Ngouhouo-PoufounDepartment of Geography, University College of London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-5538-3665
Sabine Chaupain-GuillotAgroParisTech, CNRS, INRAE, BETA, University of Lorraine, University of Strasbourg, Nancy, France.
Youba NdiayeAgroParisTech, CNRS, INRAE, BETA, University of Lorraine, University of Strasbourg, Nancy, France.
Denis Jean SonwaCenter for International Forestry Research, Jl. CIFOR-ICRAF, Yaoundé, Cameroun.
Kevin Yana NjaboCenter for Tropical Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Philippe DelacoteAgroParisTech, CNRS, INRAE, BETA, University of Lorraine, University of Strasbourg, Nancy, France.

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Abstract

In the context of emerging international trade regulations on deforestation-free commodities, the drivers of households' deforestation in conservation landscapes are of interest. The role of households' livelihood strategies including cocoa production, and the effects of human-elephant conflict are investigated. Using a unique dataset from a survey of 1035 households in the Tridom landscape in the Congo basin, the spatial autoregressive model shows that: (1) Households imitate the deforestation decisions of their neighbors; (2) A marginally higher income from cocoa production-based livelihood portfolios is associated with six to seven times higher deforestation compared to other livelihood strategies with a significant spillover effect on neighboring households' deforestation. The increase in income, mainly from cocoa production-based livelihoods in open-access systems can have a negative effect on forests. Households with a higher share of auto-consumption are associated with lower deforestation. If economic development brings better market access and lower auto-consumption shares, this is likely to positively influence deforestation. Without proper land use planning/zoning associated with incentives, promoting sustainable agriculture, such as complex cocoa agroforestry systems, may lead to forest degradation and deforestation.

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CacaoConservation of Natural ResourcesAgricultureCongoFamily CharacteristicsForestsHumansIncomeSpatial Analysis

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