On the slopes of Mexico's Tacaná volcano coffee growers adjust to new ways

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Javier Ramírez, 28, makes the trek up the Tacaná several times a month. It's no easy journey since it involves a steep climb of over 4,000 meters high. The volcano lies in the midst of a UNESCO biosphere. The soil here is especially fertile due to the presence of volcanic ash and just about everything grows here that people need to survive. Many farmers here rely on the sale of coffee to earn an income. Coffee from the highlands is especially strong and aromatic and brings the farmers more money. But in order to protect the environment and the soil around the volcano, the farmers need to change their thinking. Together with the IUCN, the world's largest environment protection organization, they're developing strategies to switch to a more sustainable way of farming.

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Length
06:55 Minutes

Date of publication
2014

Project

Climate change governance capacity: building regionally- and nationally-tailored ecosystem-based adaptation in Mesoamerica

Global Ideas

The television reports and documentaries of Deutsche Welle's 'Global Ideas' media project provide people all over the world with information on model projects which implement biodiversity and climate protection. The media project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety through the International Climate Initiative.