As coffee demand for coffee increases, forests in Central America are cleared to make way for coffee farms. As a region, Central America is the second largest coffee producer after…
RichSeptember 9, 2020
Cafe Solar®, coffee processed using renewable energy technology and promoting the adoption of forest-friendly coffee cultivation in harmony with threatened national parks and forest habitat. As co-managers of Pico Pijol…
RichSeptember 7, 2017
The third public participation workshop on the establishment of the Yoro Biological Corridor will take place on April 25th in the city of Morazán, Yoro, Honduras on behalf of the…
RichApril 12, 2017
The Yoro Biological Corridor is a public/private sector initiative of the Honduran Forest, Park and Wildlife Services (Forest Conservation Institute) and the 11 municipalities of the Department of Yoro, Honduras. …
RichSeptember 27, 2016
Introducing Café Solar®! A New Model of Sustainable Coffee Production from the “Direct Trade” partnership of Mesoamerican Development Institute at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, the COMISUYL Cooperative in Yoro,…
RichMay 3, 2013
Golden-Winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)Photo by researcher Erin Strasser Our research has been published by the journal, Conservation Biology. The collaborative research includes principle author Dr. Richard Chandler and Carlin Chandler…
RichApril 18, 2013
As Boston hosts the 25th Annual Specialty Coffee Association of America Exposition, Massachusetts companies can claim to be at the forefront of redefining the concept of sustainable coffee production and…
RichApril 10, 2013
TICO Times 9 April 2012 The University of Massachusetts Lowell, in the United States, in cooperation with the nongovernmental organization Mesoamerican Development Institute, this week signed a memorandum of understanding…
RichApril 9, 2012
Recognizing the importance of this inter-American partnership, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a two-year $45,300 grant to get the project going. Initial seed funding was provided by UMass…
RichApril 4, 2012
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