session viii environmental dimensions conservation and the current coffee crisis
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Biodiversity
We are consuming the natural habitats that support life
Forests: 50% gone Coral reefs: 60% at risk
Consumers are concerned Loss of rain forests a “serious
problem”, rating higher than any other environmental issue
Meson-American Hotspot
1,026,117 km2
24,000 plants (5000 endemic)
2,859 vertebrates (1,159 endemics)
Meson-American Hotspot
Only 20% original vegetation remains
400,000 hectares lost each year
50 hectares per hour
Coffee and Conservation
Habitat provided by fields
Habitat provided by farms
Habitat provided by adjacent forest
Coffee Crisis and Conservation
Loss of field diversity
Loss of forest on farms
Loss of adjacent forest
Conservation Actions
Short-Term Impact
Declare new parks and reserves
Strengthen protected areas
Purchase farms adjacent to protected areas
Concessions and private reserves
Private Reserves
Agroforestry
Reforestation
Conservation Actions
Long-Term
Restoration of degraded lands
Diversification of coffee fields
Replant traditional varieties
Develop environmental services (water, carbon)
Conservation and Alliance Partners
GEF (World Bank, UNDP, UNEP)
IDB (Environment Programs, Multilateral Investment Fund)
International Conservation Organizations (WWF, TNC, CI etc.)
Private Foundations and Other Interested Donors
New Solutions
Private Sector Producer Partners
Purchasing guidelines
Relationship coffees
Industry Standards
Solutions
Credit and Financial Mechanisms
Financing with ecological returns
Reduce financing costs to increase profits
(example: IFC/GEF Credit Fund)