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POPSLimits to environmental certifications The example of palm oil shows the perils of some environmental certifications schemes. An educational read, with good background and summary of an excellent scientific paper.
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POPSUrban growth in tropics fuels deforestation Probably due to increased demand for meat and agricultural products. Sustaining well-paid rural farming that includes agroforestry -- such as shade coffee-- could play a role in ameliorating this effect.
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POPSHaiti update This piece is about ornithologists working in Haiti. Note the last bit about how coffee doesn't pay as well as timber there. Time to support Haitian coffee! I wrote about coffee and Haiti here (http://bit.ly/1rTiB5) and here (http://bit.ly/6mVHFA).
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POPSSpecialized insects face extinction One of the top five hotspots where these extinctions are forecast to be highest is in the tropical Andes, a region where coffee is also grown. Encouraging shade coffee from the Colombian Andes in particular, in a country where sun coffee has been promoted, is especially important.
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POPSRacing to the bottom Coffee should be priced according to quality, not by how little the crap next to it on the shelf costs.
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POPSCheap coffee gets cheaper It remains to be seen if JM Smucker, which recently acquired Folgers, will improve sustainable sourcing for this brand. Smucker does have a decent corporate responsibility record.
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