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Missing the forest for the trees: Conservationists emphasize the need for intact forest in coffee landscapes
- June 10, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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As conservationists seek to maintain biodiversity levels in tropical coffee landscapes, data indicate the presence and quality of surrounding forest habitat may play a larger role than previously thought. New research from the Colombian Andes shows that conserving forest cover across coffee-growing landscapes is essential for sustaining diverse bird communities, even more than farm-level shade tree management alone.
Originally published at Phys.org