Increased incomes for local communities and forest preservation are amongst the many benefits of UKPACT shade coffee initiative.
Temperature increases due to climate change are having negative effects on coffee growing in Mexico. In the state of Veracruz, there are 30 thousand hectares of land dedicated to coffee and estimates show that, if temperatures continue rising, 58% of coffee production would end by 2040. The community living in Amatlan de los Reyes is the highest at-risk population since they risk losing 100% of their coffee production and annual income.
