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‘We’re just trying to adapt’: Coffee farmers face down climate change
‘We’re just trying to adapt’: Coffee farmers face down climate change, added. “It also protects forests by helping farmers stay within their existing footprints rather than, record coffee prices on the global market, large farms like this one — and the forests they sustain, SAN MARTIN JILOTEPEQUE, Guatemala — José Marcelino Estrada has spent his life tending coffee. He, . And for decades, coffee delivered. It built Estrada’s home and put his seven children through, on his back. “Land is life. For me, earth is a treasure,” he said, standing among coffee trees on his
Alto Mayo Carbon Project
produce a high-quality coffee that protects the Alto Mayo Protected Forest and is enjoyed, Alto Mayo carbon project Supporting forests and people in Peru, conservation agreements with local communities who agree to stop clearing forests in exchange for agricultural training, financial skills and access to specialty-grade coffee markets. To date, more than, than 500 sustainable job opportunities to date. One notable area of improvement is coffee production
As pandemic pounded Peru, one region thrived on coffee, carbon
As pandemic pounded Peru, one region thrived on coffee, carbon, Forest, where the Amazon meets the Andes, coffee farmers were spared much of the economic devastation, , exporting 336 tons of organic and fair-trade coffee to Europe, New Zealand and the United States in 2020, offers financial incentives for communities, regions and countries to keep forests intact, conservation agreements. The pacts aim to galvanize community support. They provide coffee growers living in the protected forest with agricultural training, financial skills and access to specialty-grade coffee
Disney + Conservation International
to such projects to date. Additionally, Disney served coffee from the Alto Mayo region in their parks and resorts, Mayo Protected Forest is home to many communities of coffee farmers who rely on the health, of Disney’s Climate Solutions Fund, CI is promoting sustainable coffee farming: methods that keep trees standing, lead to greater crop yields, generate better wages for the farmers, and protects, ://www.conservation.org//disney. New coffee blend helps Peruvian communities In the San
Beekeeping as a conservation tool
a day — spreading pollen and fertilizing everything from wild flora in forests to the crops we use, to a “sweet” enterprise that also protects the forest: Beekeeping. A forest carbon project supported, ’ © Matyas Rehak Beekeeping for coffee In Latin America, the world's coffee-growing powerhouse, rising temperatures are expected to threaten up to 88 percent of the areas suitable for coffee cultivation by 2050. A Conservation International study looks
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verified carbon offsets by conserving forests around the world. Protects Forests The purchase, carbon credits protects forests and benefits local communities. Alto Mayo, Peru © Adrián Portugal, Carbon offsets directly support community-driven activities that protect and restore critical forests around the world. These forests: Absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Conserve wildlife, credits and directly support community-driven activities that protect and restore critical forests
How to best halt and reverse deforestation? Largest study of its kind finds answers..
, cultural, regulatory and environmental factors have the greatest impact on forests – for better, 30x30 initiative and the Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use, among others, place value on the services that intact forests provide – livelihood opportunities, clean water, that rates of deforestation are generally lower in forests with commodity certification programs in place, such as shade-grown coffee and sustainably produced palm oil initiatives. Supply chain programs
Sustainable Landscapes Partnership
sugar, palm oil, coffee and cocoa. Deforestation is further exacerbated by the limited options, , cocoa and coffee, as well as provide benefits to more than 33,000 people. Key, and coffee. We also help them gain access to a more transparent market. Not only do these sustainable, to fetch a higher price for their products. Protecting forest and water supplies Forests, governments and other partners to address climate change, conserve forests and improve livelihoods
27 New Species, Including Four Mammals, Discovered in “Human-Dominated” Peruvian Rainforest
International’s 15 years of work in the Alto Mayo Landscape: A Peruvian Forest Was Vanishing. Coffee and Community Trust Saved It As Pandemic Pounded Peru, One Region Thrived on Coffee, Carbon The Alto Mayo Carbon Project: Supporting Forests and People in Peru ### About Conservation International: Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy
Sustainable Palm Oil
an integrated landscape action plan that protects forests and improves connectivity, while supporting, palm oil, soy, cattle products, coffee, cocoa, rubber, tuna, shrimp and others. Using this information, than 80 percent forest cover. These forests are not only critical to local livelihoods, , forests and Indigenous lands — nearly half of the landscape is Indigenous territories and 68, , coffee and cattle. Here, Conservation International-Ecuador is working with government, private sector
Centers and Programs
Protecting and restoring tropical forests and mangroves would account for at least 30 percent, the sustainability of key commodities, including coffee and palm oil. © Paul, International protects the nature that people around the world rely on for food, fresh water
New discoveries in a changing landscape - Uncovering Alto Mayo's hidden biodiversity
cloud forests, lowland forests, palm swamps and coffee plantations. Among these were nine, the Amazon rainforest meets the Andes Mountains, Alto Mayo boasts seven distinct types of forests, for protection. Together, they aim to establish a management plan that protects Alto Mayo's most vulnerable, the region’s low, forested hills and tropical forests, with the majority of observed species belonging
Conservation News
Indigenous knowledge protects nature 6 min read, threats that embraces this idea. April 4, 2025 ‘It protects, ’: Coffee farmers face down climate change 7 min read, cool are forests? A hot new study has answers 4 min read, the cooling effects of forests against extreme heat — with eye-opening results
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Monitoring lianas from space: Using Sentinel-2 imagery to observe liana removal in logged tropical forests, Journal Name: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change Publication Date: 12/05/2023, . Potts, Yesenia L. Valverde, Jeffrey R. Vincent Journal Name: Frontiers in Forests and Global, Rates and drivers of aboveground carbon accumulation in global monoculture plantation forests, Occupancy winners in tropical protected forests