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„In the midst of altered and shrinking habitat in both Northand Latin America, migratory birds have found a sanctuary in the forest-like environmentof traditional coffee plantations. In eastern Chiapas, Mexico, Smithsonian Migratory BirdCenter biologists found that traditionally-managed coffee and cacao (chocolate)plantations support over 150 species of birds; a greater number than is found in otheragricultural habitats, and exceeded only in undisturbed tropical forest. Even in verydisturbed areas, coffee plantations support good populations of migrants and other speciesthat prefer or are restricted to forest habitats, such as redstarts, black-throated greenwarblers, yellow-throated and solitary vireos, and residents including tinamous, parrots,trogons, becards, toucans, and woodcreepers.“
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„Recently the impact of coffee growing on the environment has been much debated in the specialty-coffee industry, with labels such as Song Bird Coffee and Sanctuary Coffees surfacing in the market. The movement shows promise for one simple, market-driven reason: it asserts that people can have their coffee just the way they like it and also save the rain forest. Indeed, some believe that Americans' growing taste for fine coffee could help to reverse an agricultural fiasco that has turned one of the world's most benign crops into an enemy of the environment.“
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ bingham0899.html
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„Long renowned in Europe and Japan, premium—hard bean, fine washed, shade grown, organic—coffee from Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state, is finally being made available in the U.S. This mellow, balanced, superior quality coffee will initially be marketed through both retail and foodservice in Classic French Roast, Rich Vienna Roast, Traditional City Roast, Mexican Coffee Liquor & Cream; a certified organic variety will follow soon.“
http://www.aboutcoffee.net/ 2002_07_28_bcearc.html
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„We are fostering a new relationship with the non-profit organization, Icsur, in Chiapas. While in Mexico, we traveled to coffee-farming communities with all three of these organizations over the course of three weeks.“
http://www.coffeekids.org/about/whats_new.htm
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Transfair USA | Press Releases
„"When consumers choose Cafe Verde™ or Cafe Verde™ Decaf to brew at home, they are voting with their dollars to protect vital habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife in shaded coffee producing regions of Mexico and Peru. In addition, they are voting for Fair Trade - ensuring that small-scale farmers receive a fair price for their coffee." Lindsey Bolger, Coffee Manager for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters said, "We are excited by the quality of the coffees we are using to prepare Cafe Verde and Cafe Verde Decaf. Both of these coffees are smooth, sweet, and engaging. It's wonderful to be able to offer such truly fine-tasting shade-grown certified organic Fair Trade coffees that will help Green Mountain Coffee and the National Wildlife Federation spread the word about the benefits of shaded organic coffee production and Fair Trade." The nation's largest member-supported conservation education and advocacy group, the National Wildlife Federation unites people from all walks of life to protect nature, wildlife and the world we all share.“
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/ pr_030507.php
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„ “The demand for organic coffee is growing 25 percent per year,” Peyser told them. “Buyers want organic coffee from Chiapas, but they can’t find it.” He urged producers to form a statewide organization that would be a clearinghouse for information about availability and flavor profiles of the state’s coffee, and that also would raise the state’s visibility. At the end of the event, growers did take steps toward forming such an organization, but they still have much work to do.“
http://www.freshcup.com/2005_jan/green_cafe.htm
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