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比利时巧克力小课堂开课啦！
Time to Discover More on Belgian chocolate！
今天是“世界巧克力日”！除了数不清的啤酒种类和耀眼的钻石外，比利时的另一个伟大宝藏当然要数巧克力了。我们先来复习一下关于巧克力历史和种类的知识，以及如何从头制作美味的巧克力！还有一个随堂小测验哦~Today is World Chocolate Day! One of Belgium’s greatest treasures, next to its myriad of beer varieties and its famous diamonds, is of course its chocolate. Let's have a look back at the history and types of chocolate, as well as how to make them from scratch! There will be a quiz following.点击图片了解比利时巧克力的历史
Click to read about the history of Belgian chocolate
点击了解比利时巧克力的种类有哪些
Click to have a date with Belgian chocolates!
比利时使馆员工学做巧克力啦！翻车了？
Embassy staff learning to make chocolate?!
快来扫码测测看你有多了解巧克力。如果一次就能获得8分以上，那么恭喜你，你是一名真正的巧克力行家！Scan the code for the quiz! If you get a score of 8 or higher on the first try, congratulations, you can call yourself a real chocolate connoisseur!
既然我们已经知道了比利时巧克力有多棒了，那么今天我们就来关注一下其他方面，那就是：比利时巧克力将超越巧克力！比利时承诺，到2030年，我们将通过“超越巧克力”计划使巧克力生产实现100%可持续。这是一个旨在实现比利时巧克力行业可持续发展的合作倡议。该倡议的合作伙伴正在努力叫停森林砍伐，强调对新一代的教育，并确保可可种植者有足够生活的收入。 由于比利时发展合作部的支持，现在有150万欧元可用于共同资助价值链项目，以对行业进行改善、创新，并加速缩小比利时巧克力行业供应链中的收入差距。
Since we already know how great Belgian Chocolate, let's focus on something else today, that Belgian chocolate will GO BEYOND CHOCOLATE! Belgium has committed to making its chocolate 100% sustainable by 2030 with our “Beyond Chocolate initiative”. It is a partnership for a sustainable Belgian chocolate industry. Partners in the initiative are working to end deforestation, stimulate education for future generations and provide a living income for cocoa growers. Thanks to the support of the Belgian Ministry for Development Cooperation, 1.5 million euros is now available for the co-financing of value chain projects that improve, innovate and accelerate progress towards closing the living income gaps in supply chains linked to the Belgian chocolate sector. 
在享受美味巧克力的同时，你是否想过，除了产品价格和也许要多做运动来燃烧多余的热量之外，还造成了什么代价？让我们来看看我们所面临的挑战，尤其是在可可种植区。
大部分的可可种植者赚的工资甚至不够用于生活。可可生产国的许多家庭生活在贫困线以下，这往往导致童工和不公正的工作条件（点击阅读比利时坚定反对童工）。此外，贫困迫使农民开垦新的土地，尤其是在自然保护区内。这导致西非和中非的森林覆盖率急剧下降。除此之外，我们还在农田里和市场上面临性别不平等问题，所以需要更多的包容性政策。
While enjoying smooth chocolate, have you thought about what does it cost, other than the price tag and, maybe, how much work-out you have to do to burn the calories? Let’s look at our challenges, especially in the cocoa growing regions.
The average cocoa farmer is far from earning a living income. The fact that many families in cocoa producing countries live below the poverty line often results in child labour and unjust working conditions (Click to read about how Belgian stands against child labour). Moreover, poverty pushes farmers to converting new land, often in protected areas, leading to a dramatic reduction of forest cover in West and Central Africa. Next to that, we also face gender inequality problems both in the farmland and in the market in need of more inclusive policies.
目前，有60多家公司和组织加入了“超越巧克力”合作网，这覆盖了90%的比利时巧克力生产和75%的比利时巧克力消费市场。所有加入“超越巧克力”的机构都致力于实现最终目标，即零砍伐森林、为可可生产者提供生活收入，以及保护生物多样性。通过在未来几年大幅加强对可可行业可持续发展的投资，零售商将更仔细地审视他们的品牌，鼓励民间社会组织分享优秀成果，并向当地社区做呼吁。
你可以在网站上阅读更具体的提议和建议，以及来自可可产地的报告和故事：
https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/initiative/beyondchocolate/
Currently, over 60 companies and organizations have joined the Beyond Chocolate partnership, covering about 90% of the Belgian chocolate production market and 57% of the Belgian chocolate consumption market. All companies and organizations that are part of Beyond Chocolate have committed to reaching the partnership’s end goals of zero deforestation and a living income for cocoa producers, as well as preserving biodiversity. By substantially intensifying their investments into the sustainable development of the cocoa sector in the coming years, retailers will take a closer look at their house brands, civil society organizations are encouraged to share learnings and appeal to their networks.
You can read about the concrete proposals and suggestions, as well as reports and stories from cocoa lands on the website: https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/initiative/beyondchocolate/
