PAE is working with Mexican counterparts and local villages in Oaxaca to improve management of forest resources. Research in the coastal dry forests is examining the effects of climate change on tree diversity, forest biomass and carbon, while a separate project in Oaxaca’s Central Valley is helping the municipality of Read more…
Pacific Agroecology LLC contracted with the INCAE Business School and the global coffee distributor ECOM to conduct an assessment of management practices in coffee plantations (“fincas”) on biodiversity. The study, which compared fincas enrolled in a sustainability certification program with fincas not enrolled, examined the effects of riparian buffers, tree Read more…
Until recently, quantifying the amount of standing carbon in agricultural and natural lands has relied on broad estimation. Dr. John Williams (Pacific Agroecology LLC’s Chief Scientific Officer) recently published with colleagues one of the first papers of its kind. By looking at natural habitats adjacent to vineyards in California’s Mendocino Read more…