Coffee and Climate Change

Reader Contribution by Anna Clark and Rainforest Alliance
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Did you know that more than 400 million cups of coffee are consumed each day in the U.S. alone? Coffee has become more than just a morning pick-me-up; it has become a cultural obsession. However, as we sip our morning cup o’ joe, waiting for the caffeine buzz to kick-in, how many of us turn our thoughts to where the coffee beans were grown and how it impacts the environment and local communities? And who ever thought our beloved coffee could be directly linked to global climate change?

The world’s coffee is cultivated and harvested by more than 25 million people throughout the tropics, often in areas regarded as high priorities for conservation. These coffee-growing communities depend on coffee for their livelihoods and it is at least as much a part of their cultural heritage as it is in the countries where coffee is consumed.

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