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Session VIII Environmental Dimensions Conservation and the Current Coffee Crisis. Where CI works. Biodiversity. We are consuming the natural habitats that support life Forests: 50% gone Coral reefs: 60% at risk Consumers are concerned
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Session VIII Environmental Dimensions Conservation and the Current Coffee Crisis
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 Environment • Organic waste • Aquatic ecosystems • Impacts coffee quality
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 Private Reserves • Short-Term Impact • Declare new parks and reserves • Strengthen protected areas • Purchase farms adjacent to protected areas • Concessions and 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)
Parting Thoughts • Trade-offs • Not Good vs. Bad • Real Costs • Who and how to pay • When will we pay