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Monitoring, Evaluation and Best Practices

Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

Evidences

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Ecosystem services

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of shaded coffee fields provide connectivity within degraded and fragmented forests, facilitating movement and maintenance of key wildlife populations (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de los cafetales bajo sombra proporcionan conectividad dentro de bosques degradados y fragmentados, facilitando el movimiento y mantenimiento de poblaciones clave de vida silvestre (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Forests&Biodiversity AgroecologicalSystems
Country: Costa Rica Nicaragua
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Coffee and coffee products Environment and natural resources
Area: Biodiversity Conservation Soil Health
Instrument: Sustainability Standards or Protocols PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers Land owners or users
Result: Impact: Improved biodiversity status Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

Mesoamerica Coffee

06/04/2008 Go to Evidence

600,000 farmers and employees of the coffee industry lost their jobs during the coffee crisis in Mesoamerica (Bosselmann, 2008).

600,000 agricultores y empleados de la industria cafetera perdieron sus empleos durante la crisis del café en Mesoamérica.

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: Urban_Rural_Gap Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Costa Rica Guatemala Mexico Nicaragua
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Coffee and coffee products
Area: Family Farming Territorial Management
Beneficiary: Value Chains Agricultural producers Agricultural workers