The Indonesian island is known for producing some of the world’s best coffee. But the environment is changing.
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Farmer Training Essential to Fight Climate Change Impacts
I recently joined one of the world’s foremost experts on coffee farming on a visit with Sumatran farmers.
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From South Carolina to Sumatra — All Thanks to a Cup of Coffee
How did I end up on a Sumatran coffee farm? The story begins with a visit to Starbucks a decade ago.
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Palm Cultivation Helps Struggling Coffee Farmers in Mexico
For coffee farmers impacted by climate change, growing multiple crops can be an insurance policy against disaster.
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New Research Helps Starbucks Improve Ethical Coffee Sourcing
Three years of data indicate that the sustainable coffee farming practices developed by CI and Starbucks are working.
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Drink Up! Conservation Coffee Arrives from Papua New Guinea
The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program’s new project — supported by CI — provides income for some of the most remote communities on Earth.
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Coffee Farmers Become Citizen Scientists in Southern Mexico
As a result of their newfound bird knowledge, farmers are leaving more trees standing on their coffee farms.
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If a Tree Falls … Will You Make a Sound?
Here’s the good news: Even as forests are under assault, there are those who fight back.
Indonesia Sees the Climate Benefits of Shade-Grown Coffee
Many of us rarely go a day without a cup of coffee. But did you know that the way some
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