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Provedor de dados: |
Ecology and Society
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País: |
Canada
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Título: |
Why Shade Coffee Does Not Guarantee Biodiversity Conservation.
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Autores: |
Silva-Rivera, Evodia; Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana; evsilva@uv.mx
Sutherland, William J; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge; w.sutherland@zoo.cam.ac.uk
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2010-03-04
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Ano: |
2010
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Palavras-chave: |
Alternative coffee
Conservation
Biodiversity
Mexico
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Resumo: |
Over the past decade, various strategies have emerged to address critical habitat losses through agricultural expansion. The promotion of shade-grown, premium-priced coffee has been highlighted as one alternative. Our research, based on interviews with farmers in Chiapas, disputes some of the assumptions made by shade coffee campaigners. Results revealed a predisposition to converting forest to shade coffee production due to the socioeconomic challenges farmers face and the potential for increasing incomes. To ensure that their well-being is improved at the same time as reducing environmental impacts, there is clearly a need to provide more detailed information on who is responsible for enforcing certification criteria and how this should take place.
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Tipo: |
Peer-Reviewed Insight
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Idioma: |
Inglês
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Identificador: |
vol15/iss1/art13/
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Editor: |
Resilience Alliance
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Formato: |
text/html application/pdf
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Fonte: |
Ecology and Society; Vol. 15, No. 1 (2010)
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