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March 30, 2009: Green Mountain climate change grant finalists

Last month, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters announced a request for proposals for four $200,000 grants to organizations working on climate change. The grants will be awarded in each of four categories: transportation-related emissions, threats to coffee-growing communities, building political will,...

March 26, 2009: Nicaraguan shade coffee: Finca Esperanza Verde

My experiences on shade and bird diversity at Nicaragua's Finca Esperanza Verde.

March 19, 2009: Bird-Friendly coffee now available in Europe

I'm back from Nicaragua -- and yes, I did see Emerald Toucanets at two different shade coffee farms. I'll be writing about my trip soon. Meanwhile, news from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Certified Bird-Friendly coffee is finally available in...

March 14, 2009: National Geographic Terra Firma coffee

National Geographic is introducing a line of coffees called "Terra Firma." Remarkably, none of them are certified organic or shade grown.

March 11, 2009: Coffee-related deforestation in Sumatra

Three decades of deforestation in southwest Sumatra: effects of coffee prices, law enforcement and rural poverty. 2009. D. L. A. Gaveau, M. Linkie, Suyadi, P. Levang, and N. Leader-Williams. Biological Conservation 142:597-605 . I've written in the past about Sumatra’s...

March 7, 2009: Organic certifiers incorporating shade criteria

Is incorporating shade criteria into organic certification standards a good thing?

March 2, 2009: Know your coffee birds: Emerald Toucanet

The Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) is the most widely distributed member of the toucan family. It can be found from Mexico through Central America south to Bolivia. As might be expected for a species with such as broad geographic range,...

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