Table 1 Selected protected areas

From: Cocoa plantations are associated with deforestation in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

Côte d’Ivoire

Ghana

Protected area

Cocoa (ha)

Land cover (%)

Deforestation (%)

Protected area

Cocoa (ha)

Land cover (%)

Deforestation (%)

Niegre (CF)

108,256

81.8

86.6

Tano Ehuro (FR)

16,275

77.6

82.2

Scio (CF)

90,418

68.2

78.3

Manzan (FR)

15,512

56.1

48.6

Mt. Sassandra (CF)

54,946

49.0

55.8

Upper Wassaw (FR)

3,198

23.6

14.6

Mt. Péko (NP)

6,479

21.5

19.3

Sui River (FR)

3,497

9.84

39.3

Marahoué (NP)

2,789

18.0

13.2

Kakum (NP)

256

1.0

21.0

  1. Land cover is the proportion of cocoa within the protected area. Deforestation indicates the proportion of cocoa grown on deforested areas. CF, classified forest; FR, forest reserve; NP, national park. Forest reserves are categorized as protected areas with sustainable use of natural resources. The full list can be found in Supplementary Table 2.