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Coffee Exports from Costa Rica
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/coffee.htm
discusses the impacts of increasing production including river pollution, soil erosion, and deforestation; a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database
Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It
Coffee, Conservation, and Commerce in the Western Hemisphere
http://www.nrdc.org/health/farming/ccc/cptinx.asp
how individuals and institutions can promote ecologically sound farming and forest management in Latin America by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Cente
Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It
Coffee/Café at Planeta.com
http://www.planeta.com/ecotravel/ag/coffee/coffee.html
provides a list of web resources pertaining to the environmental consequences of coffee production, and ways to minimize its impact by improving organic cultivation and shaded grown coffee
Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It
Costa Rica Shade Coffee and the Environment
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/shadecof.htm
a look at the benefits provided by growing coffee under a shade canopy, a case study from American University's Trade and Environment Database
Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It
Environmental and Cultural Implications of Guatemalan Coffee Production
http://www.american.edu/TED/guatcoff.htm
a case study focusing on Guatemalan coffee and the benefits of shade grown coffee, from American University's Trade and Environment Database
Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It
Fair Trade Coffee Campaign
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/
Global Exchange supports grassroots efforts towards more fair trade coffee and certification
Added: Mar. 08, 2001 | Rate It
Songbird Foundation
educates and motivates people to make sustainable choices to preserve migratory songbirds, highlighting the coffee industry's deforestation of songbird's natural habitat
Added: Jul. 29, 2001 | Rate It
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