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Can sustainability certification enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers? The case of Ghanaian cocoa

Thompson W.Ja Nature-based Solutions Initiative, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;b Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Blaser-Hart W.Jb Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;c School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Saint Lucia, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9880-1735View further author information
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Joerin Jb Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;d Future Resilient Systems Program, Singapore-ETH Centre for Global Environmental Sustainability, SingaporeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1834-8112View further author information
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Krütli Pb Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5807-1811View further author information
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Dawoe Ee Department of Agroforestry, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5972-5749View further author information
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Kopainsky Bf System Dynamics Group, Department of Geography, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1271-8365View further author information
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Chavez E.g Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis, Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, UKView further author information
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Pages 407-428 | Received 18 Jan 2022, Accepted 30 Jun 2022, Published online: 24 Aug 2022

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