Cacao Cultivation and the Conservation of Biological Diversity

By R. Rice, R. Greenberg. 2000

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Shade cacao plantations (Theobroma cacao) and bat conservation in southern Bahia, Brazil (2007, background): “Some agroecosystems are particularly more suitable to harboring a diverse biota, as they are typically characterized by a high diversity of vegetation and are of paramount importance as cash crops in some tropical countries (Pimentel et al. 1992; Power and Flecker 1998; Rice and Greenberg 2000; Dona”
Bat and Bird Assemblages from Forests and Shade Cacao Plantations in Two Contrasting Landscapes in the Atlantic Forest of Southern Bahia, Brazil (2006, background): “devoid of arboreal vegetation (Pimentel et al. 1992; Estrada et al. 1993a, b, 1994; Perfecto et al. 1996; Greenberg et al. 1997; Rice and Greenberg 2000; Sherry 2000; Estrada and Coates-Estrada 2002; Schroth et al. 2004), conferring a greater permeability to local biotas.”
Agroforestry systems conserve species-rich but modified assemblages of tropical birds and bats (2007, background): “Conservation implications Our study adds to the growing consensus that agroforestry systems that are structurally and floristically diverse can contribute significantly to the conservation of biodiversity within fragmented landscapes by providing habitat for a large number of animal species, includi”
Biodiversity in small-scale tropical agroforests: a review of species richness and abundance shifts and the factors influencing them (2008, background): “1; see also Perfecto et al. 1996; Rice & Greenberg 2000).”
Ecological, economic and social perspectives on cocoa production worldwide (2007, background): “ Rice and Greenberg (2000) suggest that farmers who grow cocoa according to specific criteria aimed at increasing biodiversity benefits could receive not only higher prices for their product but also access to credit and extensions services if environmental funds were made available for such progra”
Spatial ecology and conservation of two sloth species in a cacao landscape in limón, Costa Rica (2007, background): “Traditional shade cacao agroforests have been promoted as a means to conserve animal biodiversity (Rice and Greenberg 2000; Waltert et al. 2004; Kessler et al. 2005).”
Dung Beetle and Terrestrial Mammal Diversity in Forests, Indigenous Agroforestry Systems and Plantain Monocultures in Talamanca, Costa Rica (2006, background): “This proximity to forest is likely beneficial for many organisms that visit and use agroforestry systems, but require forest for part of their life cycle (Rice and Greenberg 2000).”
Enhancing the sustainability of commodity supply chains in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes (2013, background): “…peer-reviewed literature on cattle (e.g. Nepstad et al., 2006; Barona et al., 2010; Cederberg et al., 2011; Bustamante et al., 2012), cocoa (e.g. Rice and Greenberg, 2000; Gockowski and Sonwa, 2011), palm oil (e.g. Koh and Wilcove, 2008; Butler and Laurence, 2009; Gutiérrez-Vélez et al.,…”
The mammalian communities in coffee plantations around a protected area in the Western Ghats, India (2007, background): “It has been argued that in the tropics, such traditional agricultural practices that incorporate trees are compatible with conservation of native biodiversity (Moguel and Toledo, 1999; Rice and Greenberg, 2000; Siebert, 2002; Daily et al., 2003; McNeely and Schroth, 2006).”
The effect of land use systems on tree diversity: farmer preference and species composition of cocoa-based agroecosystems in Ghana (2011, background): “…cocoa cultivation that maintains higher proportions of shade trees in a diverse structure (cocoa agroforestry) is progressively being viewed as a sustainable land-use practice that complements the conservation of biodiversity (Alger 1998; Rice and Greenberg 2000; Leakey 2001; Schroth et al. 2004).”
Shaded Coffee and Cocoa : Double Dividend for Biodiversity and Small-scale Farmers (2017, background): “…that these systems have a considerable potential to conserve biodiversity, as complex agroforestry systems have been reported to sustain species richness equivalent to N60% of that of natural forests (Bhagwat et al., 2008; Harvey et al., 2006;Moguel and Toledo, 1999; Rice and Greenberg, 2000).”
Financial analysis of shaded cocoa in Ghana (2007, background): “Shaded cocoa has been described as one of the best examples of permanent agriculture that in some way preserves a forest environment and its biodiversity (Ruf and Schroth 2004), supporting higher levels of biodiversity than most other tropical crops (Rice and Greenberg 2000).”
Genetic Characterization of the Cacao Cultivar CCN 51: Its Impact and Significance on Global Cacao Improvement and Production (2014, background): “Cacao is cultivated in commercial plantations around the world (Dantas and Guerra, 2010; Rice and Greenberg, 2000; Steinberg, 2002).”
Bird diversity in cacao farms and forest fragments of western Panama (2007, background): “The intensity of such management activities has affected levels of biodiversity for several groups of forest fauna (reviewed by Rice and Greenberg 2000 ).”
COCOA AND TOTAL SYSTEM YIELDS OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL AGROFORESTRY VS. MONOCULTURE SYSTEMS IN A LONG-TERM FIELD TRIAL IN BOLIVIA (2016, unknown): “…(Cerda et al. , 2014; Somarriba et al. , 2014) and ensure long-term stable cocoa yields (Obiri Darko et al. , 2007; Rice and Greenberg, 2000) and a wide array of ecosystem services (Clough et al. , 2009; Garrity, 2004; Jacobi et al. , 2014; Rice and Greenberg, 2000; Somarriba et al. , 2014).”
Endophytes and mycoparasites associated with an indigenous forest tree, Theobroma gileri, in Ecuador and a preliminary assessment of their potential as biocontrol agents of cocoa diseases (2003, background): “Moreover, loss of biodiversity and disruption of bird migrations are just some of the actual and predicted consequences following the removal of forest-shaded cocoa farms by disillusioned farmers, as is currently happening in Central America and Brazil (RICE & GREENBERG 2000; SAATCHI et al. 2001).”