Environmental impact of the coffee crisis
04/06/2008
100% of the shaded coffee plantations abandoned during the crisis were invaded and converted to intensively managed, short-term crops, treeless pastures or urban sprawl (Bosselmann, 2008).
100% de los cafetales bajo sombra abandonados durante la crisis fueron invadidos y convertidos a cultivos intensivamente manejados y de corta duración, pastos sin árboles o expansión urbana (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.