Cocoa crops are destroying the forest reserves of the classified forest of Haut-Sassandra (Ivory Coast)
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The aim of this study is to determine landscape dynamics in the classified forest of Haut-Sassandra (CFHS) during the periods of conflict in Ivory Coast (or Côte d’Ivoire). To achieve this, the land cover of this protected area was determined by classifying satellite images obtained before, during and after the conflicts, and via ground surveys. Metrics of landscape ecology were calculated. A ground campaign for observing the CFHS’s flora and damages incurred was carried out using a sampling of eighteen 500 m-long transects. The results show that forest fragmentation intensified during and after the period of conflicts. Forests covered over 93% of the CFHS’s area before conflicts and under 28% in 2015. The main cause of this deforestation is cacao growing. Anthropic activities caused the loss of 40% of plant species, including some which are endemic in Ivory Coast.
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Deforestation has been severe in most West African countries and is still continuing, for instance in Ivory Coast where forests are converted to cocoa plantations.
“In general terms, deforestation has been severe in most West African countries (Hansen et al 2013, CILSS 2016), and is still continuing, for instance, in Ivory Coast where forests are still converted to, among others, cocoa plantations (Barima et al 2016).”
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- Authors
- Barima, Y. S. S., Kouakou, A. T. M., Bamba, I., Sangne, Y. C., Godron, M., Andrieu, J., & Bogaert, J.
- Affiliations
- Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé (CI)
- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (FR)
- University of Liège (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Barima, Yao Sadaiou Sabas
- Venue
- Global Ecology and Conservation
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-10
- Volume
- 8
- Pages
- 85-98
- ISSN
- 2351-9894 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2508474679
- Cited by
- 100
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2
- FWCI
- 2.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Global Ecology and Conservation (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- HAL (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- ORBi (University of Liège) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Education and Research Ministry of Ivory Coast (PReSeD-CI-2013-2015)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
- Keywords
- cacao cultivation, forest fragmentation, deforestation, landscape dynamics, landscape metrics, protected areas, armed conflict impacts, plant species loss, endemic species, land cover change, satellite image classification
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