Shade tree diversity, carbon sequestration, and epiphyte presence in coffee agroecosystems: A decade of smallholder management in San Ramón, Nicaragua

Goodall, Katherine; Bacon, Christopher M.; Méndez, V. Ernesto

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2014.09.002

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“…Farmers worldwide have contributed substantially towards this diversity by planting trees that provide economic value, food security and environmental improvement (Dewees, 1995;Scherr, 1995;Akinnifesi et al, 2006;Takaoka, 2008a;Anglaaere et al, 2011;Kehlenbeck et al, 2011;Goodall et al, 2015;Nyaga et al, 2015). However, a recent globally observed threat to farmland biodiversity is the ongoing transformation of traditional complex agroforests into simpler land use forms dominated by exotic species, which may eventually culminate in unshaded crop monocultures (Siebert, 2002;Peeters et al, 2003;Ruf, 2011;Jha et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 96%

Why do farmers plant more exotic than native trees? A case study from the Western Ghats, India

Nath

Schroth²,

Burslem

2016

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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Why do farmers plant more exotic than native trees? A case study from the Western Ghats, India

Nath

Schroth²,

Burslem

2016

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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“…La producción de café ha atraído una atención considerable a nivel mundial, debido a su importancia económica, social y ecológica, donde los SAF se han propuesto como una manera de conciliar la conservación de la biodiversidad, la producción de alimentos y la prestación de otros servicios de los ecosistemas (HERNÁNDEZ; MARTÍNEZ; MANSON; CONTRERAS HERNÁNDEZ, 2009;GOODALL;BACON;MENDEZ, 2015;DE BEENHOUWER et al, 2016). En Colombia para el 2015 habían 940, 9 miles de hectáreas cultivadas de café de las cuales el 40,2% estaban con algún tipo de sombrío, mientras que en el departamento de Cundinamarca el área cultivada en café con sombra era de 63,2 % (FEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE CAFETEROS .…”

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Composición y estructura del dosel de sombra en sistemas agroforestales con café de tres municipios de Cundinamarca, Colombia

Arango

2019

Ciênc. Florest.

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Se seleccionaron 15 fincas por municipio y en cada finca un lote de café (Coffea arabica cv. Castillo) en el que se estableció una parcela de 1000 m 2 donde se registraron las especies arbóreas con diámetro a la altura del pecho mayor a 10 cm y todos los individuos de plátano (Musa AAB). De acuerdo al porcentaje de sombra en cada municipio las fincas se clasificaron en sombrío alto (SA), sombrío medio (SM) y sombrío bajo (SB). Se encontraron 43 especies arbóreas asociadas a los cafetales, donde el 16% de ellas estaban presentes en los tres municipios; la familia más representativa fue la Fabaceae. La cantidad de plátano fue mayor en cafetales de San Juan de Rioseco, siendo esta especie determinante en las interacciones por sombra en los sistemas evaluados. La abundancia absoluta de árboles fue mayor en fincas con SA y SM (P < 0,05) en los tres municipios; no se registraron diferencias significativas entre niveles de sombrío para la riqueza de especies arbóreas y, en Tibacuy, la diversidad fue mayor en sistemas de SM (P < 0,05). Citrus sinensis, Inga edulis y Cordia alliodora fueron las especies de mayor importancia ecológica en los cafetales de los tres municipios, de acuerdo al I.V.I. Finalmente, en los sistemas agroforestales (SAF) de los tres municipios no existe una distribución homogénea de la sombra en el terreno lo cual es más evidente en SAF de SB en Pacho; hay superposición de copas y el SAF de SA en Tibacuy tiene una mayor complejidad en la estructura vertical, con tres estratos bien diferenciados.

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“…With regard to environmental swing potential, there is no conclusive evidence to the contributions that sustainability standards might have made over time to reducing the pace of shade trees loss (as documented globally by Jha et al 2014) or the maintenance of tree diversity (as documented locally in San Ramon, Nicaragua by Goodall et al 2015).…”

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Harnessing local strength for sustainable coffee value chains in India and Nicaragua: reevaluating certification to global sustainability standards

Mithöfer

Méndez

Bose

et al. 2017

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Servic

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Coffee is generally grown in areas derived from forest, and both its expansion and management cause biodiversity loss. Sustainability standards in coffee are well established but have been criticized while social and environmental impact is elusive. This paper assesses the issueattention cycle of coffee production in India and Nicaragua, including producer concerns and responses over time to concerns (sustainability standards, public regulations and development projects). Systematic comparison of the socioeconomic, environmental and policy context in both countries is then used to explore potential effects of sustainability standards. Results show limits, in local context, to relevance of global certification approaches: in both countries due to naturally high levels of biodiversity within coffee production systems global standards are easily met. They do not provide recognition for the swing potential (difference between best and worst) and do not raise the bar of environmental outcomes though nationally biodiversity declines. Nicaraguan regulations have focused on the socioeconomic development of the coffee sector via strengthening producer organizations, while India prioritized environmental and biodiversity conservation. In India, externally driven sustainability standards partially replace the existing producer-buyer relationship while in Nicaragua standards are desired by producer organizations. The temporal comparison shows that recently local stakeholders harness improvements through their unique local value propositions: the 'small producer' symbol in Nicaragua and certification of geographic origin in India. Nicaragua builds on the strength of its smallholder sector while India builds on its strength of being home to a global biodiversity hotspot.

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Shade tree diversity, carbon sequestration, and epiphyte presence in coffee agroecosystems: A decade of smallholder management in San Ramón, Nicaragua

Cited by 32 publications

References 50 publications

Why do farmers plant more exotic than native trees? A case study from the Western Ghats, India

Why do farmers plant more exotic than native trees? A case study from the Western Ghats, India

Composición y estructura del dosel de sombra en sistemas agroforestales con café de tres municipios de Cundinamarca, Colombia

Harnessing local strength for sustainable coffee value chains in India and Nicaragua: reevaluating certification to global sustainability standards

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