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Forêts: réalités africaines, Episode 5: hévéas et caoutchouc

17min | 05/25/2025|

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Les pneus que vous venez de changer sur votre vélo ou votre voiture, les biberons de votre bébé, les semelles de vos chaussures, les ustensiles médicaux ou encore les préservatifs que vous utilisez : tous ces produits contiennent du latex. Le latex, c'est le caoutchouc naturel, un composant essentiel de nombreux objets de notre quotidien. Mais avez-vous déjà pensé à l'impact de ces produits sur la déforestation en Afrique ?

Le continent représente 11% de la production mondiale de latex, avec un acteur majeur: la Côte d’Ivoire. Elle est le 4ème producteur mondial et représente 80% de la production africaine de latex. Les autres pays producteurs africains sont principalement en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique centrale : en gros le Nigéria, le Ghana, le Libéria, la Guinée Conakry, le Cameroun et le Gabon.

Comment le secteur est il structuré, qui sont les acteurs en Afrique et ont ils déjà pris des engagements forts en matière sociale et environnementale? Enfin, quels sont les enjeux? C'est ce que nous allons voir dans ce nouvel épisode.

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Welcome to Europe and Globe.

The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges

Just imagine. You're savouring a piece of chocolate, drinking your morning coffee, writing on a paper or using beauty products to look after yourself. Have you ever wondered what these everyday products have in common? We don't always ask ourselves questions about what we consume and yet, yes, all these products can have an impact on deforestation.

On May 31, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Deforestation-free Regulation (the EUDR). We're going to look at the different sectors concerned, and in particular the products we import from Africa that may be affected by the new European regulation.

This European Union deforestation-free regulation covers a multitude of everyday products. Cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, rubber, beef, wood... But also, derived products that may not be obvious at first glance such as chocolate, leather, paper and car tires.

This Deforestation-free Regulation is sparking both enthusiasm and concerns. Its aim is to ensure that the operators who grow, process or buy these products comply with the laws of the producing countries, while guaranteeing that companies and smallholders are not the big losers under this new legislation.

How can we act on global deforestation while considering the realities and constraints of smallholder farmers, in Africa and elsewhere? Could this regulation really change something? We'll be talking about this in the next few episodes. We'll take a look at a number of sectors to give you a better understanding of the issues at stake and the state of readiness of the value chains. We'll talk about the different commodities affected by the EU deforestation-free regulation. And we'll travel here and there, to Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, Liberia, Congo Brazzaville, Togo, Cameroon, DRC and elsewhere on the African continent.

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About Europe and Globe, The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges

Welcome to Europe and Globe.

The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges

Just imagine. You're savouring a piece of chocolate, drinking your morning coffee, writing on a paper or using beauty products to look after yourself. Have you ever wondered what these everyday products have in common? We don't always ask ourselves questions about what we consume and yet, yes, all these products can have an impact on deforestation.

On May 31, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Deforestation-free Regulation (the EUDR). We're going to look at the different sectors concerned, and in particular the products we import from Africa that may be affected by the new European regulation.

This European Union deforestation-free regulation covers a multitude of everyday products. Cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, rubber, beef, wood... But also, derived products that may not be obvious at first glance such as chocolate, leather, paper and car tires.

This Deforestation-free Regulation is sparking both enthusiasm and concerns. Its aim is to ensure that the operators who grow, process or buy these products comply with the laws of the producing countries, while guaranteeing that companies and smallholders are not the big losers under this new legislation.

How can we act on global deforestation while considering the realities and constraints of smallholder farmers, in Africa and elsewhere? Could this regulation really change something? We'll be talking about this in the next few episodes. We'll take a look at a number of sectors to give you a better understanding of the issues at stake and the state of readiness of the value chains. We'll talk about the different commodities affected by the EU deforestation-free regulation. And we'll travel here and there, to Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, Liberia, Congo Brazzaville, Togo, Cameroon, DRC and elsewhere on the African continent.

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Description

Les pneus que vous venez de changer sur votre vélo ou votre voiture, les biberons de votre bébé, les semelles de vos chaussures, les ustensiles médicaux ou encore les préservatifs que vous utilisez : tous ces produits contiennent du latex. Le latex, c'est le caoutchouc naturel, un composant essentiel de nombreux objets de notre quotidien. Mais avez-vous déjà pensé à l'impact de ces produits sur la déforestation en Afrique ?

Le continent représente 11% de la production mondiale de latex, avec un acteur majeur: la Côte d’Ivoire. Elle est le 4ème producteur mondial et représente 80% de la production africaine de latex. Les autres pays producteurs africains sont principalement en Afrique de l’Ouest et en Afrique centrale : en gros le Nigéria, le Ghana, le Libéria, la Guinée Conakry, le Cameroun et le Gabon.

Comment le secteur est il structuré, qui sont les acteurs en Afrique et ont ils déjà pris des engagements forts en matière sociale et environnementale? Enfin, quels sont les enjeux? C'est ce que nous allons voir dans ce nouvel épisode.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Europe and Globe, The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges

Welcome to Europe and Globe.

The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges

Just imagine. You're savouring a piece of chocolate, drinking your morning coffee, writing on a paper or using beauty products to look after yourself. Have you ever wondered what these everyday products have in common? We don't always ask ourselves questions about what we consume and yet, yes, all these products can have an impact on deforestation.

On May 31, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Deforestation-free Regulation (the EUDR). We're going to look at the different sectors concerned, and in particular the products we import from Africa that may be affected by the new European regulation.

This European Union deforestation-free regulation covers a multitude of everyday products. Cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, rubber, beef, wood... But also, derived products that may not be obvious at first glance such as chocolate, leather, paper and car tires.

This Deforestation-free Regulation is sparking both enthusiasm and concerns. Its aim is to ensure that the operators who grow, process or buy these products comply with the laws of the producing countries, while guaranteeing that companies and smallholders are not the big losers under this new legislation.

How can we act on global deforestation while considering the realities and constraints of smallholder farmers, in Africa and elsewhere? Could this regulation really change something? We'll be talking about this in the next few episodes. We'll take a look at a number of sectors to give you a better understanding of the issues at stake and the state of readiness of the value chains. We'll talk about the different commodities affected by the EU deforestation-free regulation. And we'll travel here and there, to Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, Liberia, Congo Brazzaville, Togo, Cameroon, DRC and elsewhere on the African continent.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Europe and Globe, The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges

Welcome to Europe and Globe.

The podcast that explores today's world and changes the way we look at tomorrow's challenges

Just imagine. You're savouring a piece of chocolate, drinking your morning coffee, writing on a paper or using beauty products to look after yourself. Have you ever wondered what these everyday products have in common? We don't always ask ourselves questions about what we consume and yet, yes, all these products can have an impact on deforestation.

On May 31, 2023, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Deforestation-free Regulation (the EUDR). We're going to look at the different sectors concerned, and in particular the products we import from Africa that may be affected by the new European regulation.

This European Union deforestation-free regulation covers a multitude of everyday products. Cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, rubber, beef, wood... But also, derived products that may not be obvious at first glance such as chocolate, leather, paper and car tires.

This Deforestation-free Regulation is sparking both enthusiasm and concerns. Its aim is to ensure that the operators who grow, process or buy these products comply with the laws of the producing countries, while guaranteeing that companies and smallholders are not the big losers under this new legislation.

How can we act on global deforestation while considering the realities and constraints of smallholder farmers, in Africa and elsewhere? Could this regulation really change something? We'll be talking about this in the next few episodes. We'll take a look at a number of sectors to give you a better understanding of the issues at stake and the state of readiness of the value chains. We'll talk about the different commodities affected by the EU deforestation-free regulation. And we'll travel here and there, to Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa, Liberia, Congo Brazzaville, Togo, Cameroon, DRC and elsewhere on the African continent.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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