Bird-Friendly Coffee
Bird Research and Shade-Grown Coffee
Bird Research and Shade-Grown Coffee
Scientists Amanda Rodewald of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Nick Bayly of Selva spend a morning on a Colombian coffee farm, researching how shade-grown coffee benefits migratory birds like warblers and tanagers.
Film by Chris Foito.
Learn more at AllAboutBirds.org
Bird Friendly Coffee
Bird Friendly Coffee
The Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center's Bird Friendly® coffee certification program aims to protect the most quality habitat from the threat of deforestation under the Bird Friendly seal. While this video was filmed in Colombia, Bird Friendly coffee farms can be found in 12 countries, with more than 4,600 participating coffee producers and more than 31,000 acres of protected land.
Learn more at Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.