Better Lives in Better Coffee
Publication date: 02/22/2012
Improving mammal biodiversity is an important potential benefit of applying the SAN standard on coffee farms since the standard promotes increased tree shade cover and improved connectivity of habitat through areas set aside for conservation. Aquiares, a Rainforest Alliance Certified™ farm in Costa Rica, is an ideal site for assessing the resulting benefits of these improved farm management practices. Read more about the work of a doctoral student who is assessing mammal diversity on coffee farms.
