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Rainforest Alliance

Annabelle Silla Calicdan

RA Lead Auditor

Philippines , Nov 2012

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© Copyright 2007 Rainforest Alliance

Break-out Session Theme:

ENGAGING COCOA CHAIN

VALUE ACTORS TO MEET 2020

CHALLENGE

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FAST FACTS AND TRENDS

• Mars has committed to sourcing 100

percent of its cocoa from sustainable

sources by 2020. Currently, its Galaxy

chocolate bars bear the green frog seal; in

2012, Mars Bars in the UK and DOVE

Brand Silky Smooth Dark Chocolate in the

US will both bear the seal.

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• Kraft Foods commit to use only

Rainforest Alliance Certified™ cocoa

beans across its entire Côte d'Or and

Marabou lines,

• equal to some 30,000 ton of beans by

end of 2012

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Crop overview: Cocoa as of October 31, 2012

* SAN Monthly Certification Report

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• rapidly growing "green" or environmental

market that help curb climate change and

mitigate its impacts .

• International market demands certification

ensuring products meet the minimum

standards

• Clearly, we have to compete with other

countries to have an international market.

Choosing Chocolate with a Conscience

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Group

1. Group

Certification

standard

2. Farm standard

Farm

There are two standards

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Basic conditions for certification

1) Comply with all the critical criteria

(There are 15 of them.)

2) Comply with 50% of each principle

(There are 10 principles.)

3) Comply with 80% of all the criteria

(There are 100 criteria in total.)

In case of smallholders, many criteria are non applicable

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Plants

Water

Crop

Insects

Soil

Animal

s

Trees Economic

well-being

Micro-

organisms

Workers

Health

Family &

Communit

y

What do we want to protect?

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• High demand of certified products

• Protect health of farmers family and workers

• Conserve the environment, reduce degradation and protects water soil and wildlife

• Institute farm comprehensive management system which minimizes Production costs and improves net income

• There is added value for the certified products (premiums)

WHY CERTIFICATION??

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Main Topic

CONSERVING

BIODIVERSITY IN

CACAO

CERTIFICATION

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ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION

• can flourish under the

shade of the forest canopy,

where it supports

biodiversity

• providing habitat for

threatened plant and animal

species, protecting natural

pollinators and cocoa-pest

predators, and creating

biological corridors.

CACAO ARE SHADE CROPS

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• This enhancement of

biodiversity in the

agricultural landscape

occurs primarily on a

local scale—providing

homes and food for

more generalized forest

species that are

intolerant of pastures or

farm fields


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• Area with indigenous trees

• Area with endangered animals or plants

• Stream , river , spring

• Swamp or wetland

• National park or conservation area designated

by the government

If you have any of the following types of area on your

farm, these important ecosystem must be protected

These areas need to be protected because they usually support a rich biodiversity of important species

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• In order to protect these areas, it should be

prohibited to extract firewood from the area, to

hunt wild animals, to cultivate crops or spray

chemicals

• This needs to be communicated clearly to all the

workers and family members

No cutting, no hunting, no farming

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• At the border of the farm

• Around water sources

• On the steep slopes

• Note :No foreign species.

Indigenous trees are best

adapted to local climate

and soil conditions, and

can host rich biodiversity

Planting of indigenous trees

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• It is recommended to create a buffer zone

between the conservation area and a farm

to ensure that the drift of chemicals and

agricultural activities would not affect the

conservation area.

Creating buffer zones

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• For animals and birds to move from one

place to the other, they need forest to be

connected.

• To connect the ecosystems, you can plant

trees of the borders of the farm to connect

patches of forest or conserve the existing

forest conditions.

Connecting ecosystems

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Alien species Effects on the ecosystem

Tree species and insect pests

Gmelina arborea Host of Ozola minor, Attacus and

Xyleutis spp.

Acacia mangium Host of Anoplophora luciphor

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Host of unidentified termite species

Swietenia microphylla Host of Zeuzera coffeae

Leucaena leucocephala Host of Heteropsylla cubana

Toona ciliata Host of unidentified weevil

http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/ag117e/AG117E10.htm

Effects on forest ecosystems of some alien species introduced in the

Philippines

BEWARE !!! INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES


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BEWARE !!! INVASIVE SPECIES

Lantana Camara

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• According to the Greeks, chocolate –

or theobroma – is literally the “food of the

gods.”

• chocolate contains tryptophan — a

chemical that the brain uses to produce

serotonin, which can generate feelings of

ecstasy or love. Chocolate is also rich in

antioxidants

TRIVIA

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Thank you,,,,

FOLLOW THE FROG !

The Rainforest Alliance works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods

by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.

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