Shade Coffee: A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity

Perfecto, Ivette; Rice, Robert A.; Greenberg, Russell; Voort, Martha E. Van der

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“…For example, it may promote cooperative research on trade and animal migration. Shade coffee plantations, which produce coffee for trade, have been known to provide key migratory bird habitat (Perfecto et al 1996). At the same time, the presence of migratory birds on such plantations has promoted trade by creating a new market for trade of biodiversity friendly coffee to eco-conscious buyers (Rice and Ward 1996).…”

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Framing Sustainability in a Telecoupled World

Liu¹,

Hull²,

Batistella³

et al. 2013

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ABSTRACT. Interactions between distant places are increasingly widespread and influential, often leading to unexpected outcomes with profound implications for sustainability. Numerous sustainability studies have been conducted within a particular place with little attention to the impacts of distant interactions on sustainability in multiple places. Although distant forces have been studied, they are usually treated as exogenous variables and feedbacks have rarely been considered. To understand and integrate various distant interactions better, we propose an integrated framework based on telecoupling, an umbrella concept that refers to socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances. The concept of telecoupling is a logical extension of research on coupled human and natural systems, in which interactions occur within particular geographic locations. The telecoupling framework contains five major interrelated components, i.e., coupled human and natural systems, flows, agents, causes, and effects. We illustrate the framework using two examples of distant interactions associated with trade of agricultural commodities and invasive species, highlight the implications of the framework, and discuss research needs and approaches to move research on telecouplings forward. The framework can help to analyze system components and their interrelationships, identify research gaps, detect hidden costs and untapped benefits, provide a useful means to incorporate feedbacks as well as trade-offs and synergies across multiple systems (sending, receiving, and spillover systems), and improve the understanding of distant interactions and the effectiveness of policies for socioeconomic and environmental sustainability from local to global levels.

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Section: The Framework Can Facilitate Studies On the Interrelationshimentioning

confidence: 99%

Framing Sustainability in a Telecoupled World

Liu¹,

Hull²,

Batistella³

et al. 2013

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“…In 2013, company A's purchase amount of ethically sourced coffee accounts for approximately 2 percent of the total world coffee production, indicating its influence on the global coffee market [9], [19]. Over the years, coffee consumption has increased significantly [20]. Integrating environmental engagement into business strategies could also elevate the brand value and market share of the company.…”

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Impacts of Business Strategies on Coffee Production and the Environment

Li¹

2015

IJESD

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Abstract-This study analyzes the impacts of business strategies on coffee production and the environment. Company A is used as an example to analyze the impacts of corporate activities and environmental initiatives on the decision-making processes of farmers and their coffee production. Farmer loan support, a proxy of environmental engagement strategy of company A, is found to induce the production of shade-grown Arabica coffee rather than sun-grown Robusta coffee. It has been found that integrating environmental sustainability into the business strategy is a win-win business model that benefits both the corporation and the environment. The result indicates that a sustainable business model could help to reduce deforestation, CO 2 emissions, and climate change impacts.Index Terms-Environmental sustainability, shade-grown coffee, sun-grown coffee, a win-win business model.

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“…Por ello, la caída, descomposición y liberación de nutrientes de la hojarasca son procesos funcionales claves que pueden suministrar información esencial acerca del desarrollo fenológico, vitalidad y variación anual como reacción al clima y a otros cambios ambientales (Schessl et al, 2008). Las investigaciones en el trópico han comparado ecosistemas manejados y no intervenidos (Del Valle, 2003;Dale y Polasky, 2007) y han determinado la importancia de esta hojarasca en la creación de refugios para la conservación de la biodiversidad (Perfecto et al, 1996). El presente trabajo pretendió probar la hipótesis orientada a valorar las diferencias entre la caída y descomposición de hojarasca de tres tipos de bosque y durante eventos de lluvia y de sequía.…”

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Caída y descomposición de hojarasca en los bosques ribereños del manantial de Cañaverales, Guajira, Colombia

Molina¹,

Barrios²,

León³

2018

Acta biol. Colomb.

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RESUMENSe midieron los flujos de materia orgánica aportados por la hojarasca al manantial de Cañaverales (La Guajira, Colombia), durante un período de seis meses (seco y lluvioso). La caída mensual fue de 0,17 t·ha -1 ·mes -1 , que extrapolada a un año representó 2,08 t·ha -1 ·año -1 , valor intermedio a los registrados en otros bosques secos tropicales. Se evidenció una correlación significativa entre la caída de hojarasca y la precipitación. Los aportes orgánicos fueron dominados por la fracción foliar (66,61 %), seguidos del material reproductivo (15,92 %), el material leñoso (11,12 %) y misceláneo (6,36 %). La mayor caída de hojarasca foliar se regis tró para Prosopis juliflora (1,31 t·ha -1 ·año -1 ) y la menor caída la presentó Brosimum alicastrum (0,46 t·ha -1 ·año -1 ). Las especies P. juliflora y Anacardium excelsum presentaron los mayores aportes de hojarasca foliar, lo que sugiere que podrían ser especies potenciales para su inclusión en actividades de restauración de zonas con corrientes de agua. P. juliflora fue la especie que presentó mayores tasas de descomposición de hojarasca (0,242 año -1 ), mientras que la Sterculia apetala fue la más persistente (0,079 año -1 ). Los resultados indican que la caída de hojarasca está condicionada por la composición del bosque y las variaciones climáticas.Palabras claves: Brosimum alicastrum, materia orgánica, Prosopis juliflora, Sterculia apetala. ABSTRACTWe analyzed the contribution of particulate organic matter to the spring Cañaverales (La Guajira, Colombia) over a period of six months (dry and rainy). The monthly litterfall was 0.17 t·ha -1 ·month -1 , which represented 2.08 t·ha -1 ·year -1 when extrapolated to one year. This is an intermediate value with respect to others reported from tropical dry forests. The correlation between litter production and precipitation was statistically significant. Litterfall was dominated by the leaf fraction (66.61 %), followed by the reproductive material (15.92 %), the woody (11.12 %) and miscellaneous materials (6.36 %). The highest production of leaf litter was registered for Prosopis juliflora (1.31 t·ha -1 ·year -1 ) and the lowest for Brosimum alicastrum (0.46 t·ha -1 ·year -1 ). P. juliflora and Anacardium excelsum, presented the major contributions of foliar leaf litter, what suggests they could be potential species for inclusion in restoration activities in riparian areas. P. juliflora was the species that presented the highest rates of litter decomposition (0.242 year -1 ), while the Sterculia apetala was the most persistent (0.079 year -1 ). The results indicate that litterfall and litter decomposition rates depend on forest composition and climatic variations.

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Shade Coffee: A Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity

Cited by 856 publications

References 27 publications

Framing Sustainability in a Telecoupled World

Framing Sustainability in a Telecoupled World

Impacts of Business Strategies on Coffee Production and the Environment

Caída y descomposición de hojarasca en los bosques ribereños del manantial de Cañaverales, Guajira, Colombia

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