Soil ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a coffee agroforestry landscape during a severe-drought period
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-018-0283-x
Abstract: Coffee is one of the basic commodities of Colombian agricultural production, the country being one of the main producers in the Neotropics. Sun coffee farms are widespread but they are likely to simplify the landscape… read more here.
Keywords: sun coffee; coffee farms; landscape; ground beetles ... See more keywords
Environmental-economic benefits and trade-offs on sustainably certified coffee farms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.04.023
Abstract: Abstract Coffee with diverse shade trees is recognized as conserving greater biodiversity than more intensive production methods. Sustainable certification has been proposed as an incentive to conserve shade grown coffee. With 40% of global coffee… read more here.
Keywords: economic benefits; coffee farms; non certified; certified farms ... See more keywords
Decoupling Standards from Practice: The Impact of In-House Certifications on Coffee Farms’ Environmental and Social Conduct
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.03.013
Abstract: In this paper we investigate whether coffee farms that have been granted in-house socio-environmental certification from a global buyer, display better social and environmental conduct compared to non-certified farms. We perform an econometric analysis using… read more here.
Keywords: social environmental; coffee farms; social conduct; conduct ... See more keywords