Coffee farming has taken a turn for unsustainable in recent decades, putting migratory birds and their native ecosystem at risk. But conservation institutions, including the Smithsonian’s Migratory ...

Shade-grown, Bird Friendly coffee is now available in five museum locations at the Smithsonian—National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of the American Indian, National Museum of American ...

A little more than one year ago, a study reported that North America lost 3 billion birds in less than 50 years (more here). One of the foremost reasons for this dramatic decline in birds was habitat ...

Bird-friendly coffee is shade-grown, meaning that it is grown and harvested under the canopy of mature trees, a process that parallels how coffee was historically grown. But with most farms in Central ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. From its origins on the Ethiopian plateau to becoming one of the world's most consumed beverages, coffee has fascinated millions around the ...

What does it take to grow coffee in a way that is good for birds and other wildlife? The birth of the Bird Friendly certification program brought to reality an effort to make the coffee supply chain ...