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What on Earth is ‘sustainable’ coffee?

By Bruno Vander Velde

September 29, 2016

What makes coffee “sustainable,” and why it even matters.

Tags: Africa agriculture coffee conservation agreements Conservation Stewards Program deforestation food security forests Rwanda

Growing cleaner, better coffee in the ‘land of a thousand hills’

By Amos Thiongo

September 23, 2016

Conservation agreements are helping Rwandan coffee farmers improve production — and fetch a better price.

Tags: Akagera National Park Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa Gishwati-Mukuru National Park gorillas rhinos Rwanda Sustainable Development Goals Volcanoes National Park

What’s in a (gorilla’s) name? Rwanda’s arrival as conservation leader

By Sandy Andelman, Ph.D.

September 20, 2016

Amid a seemingly endless news cycle of wildlife losses and land degradation coming out of Africa, Rwanda is a conservation bright spot.