In Mesoamerica, coffee production is an important part of economies and societies, forming the backbone of thousands of families’ livelihoods and contributing significantly to national agricultural GDPs. Yet it is in Mexico ...

The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro and the World Conference on Women in Beijing drew specific attention to the relationship of women to natural resources management. CATIE follows this lead and recognizes its responsibility ...

Slowing the degradation and clearing of tropical forests and increasing tree cover in agricultural and livestock grazing systems could become a critical part of the global solution to climate change. To realize this ...

The ability of cacao farms to harbor biological diversity—particularly forest dependent species—is known for only a few taxa (primarily ants and birds) and from a few sites. Much of what we suspect to be true of cacao farms ...