Five-week certificate course offered - Agriculture and Wildlife Conservation: Coffee Agroforestry through the Earth Institute Certification Program in Conservation and Environmental Sustainability (EICES). The course will be held at Columbia University from 6:10- 8:10 pm Thursday evenings, October 9 to November 6, 2014. There are also distance learning options available. Course overview: Habitat destruction threatens wildlife existence worldwide. While preserving tropical forests is a necessity for biological conservation, this must be coupled with other conservation strategies to provide a sustainable solution for wildlife conservation. Coffee agroforestry, the intentional management of shade trees within coffee farms, has shown promise as a conversation strategy to support wildlife diversity. This course explores the relationship of coffee agroforestry and wildlife conservation. We will examine coffee farms as habitat through case studies, learn about socio-economics and environmental issues associated with coffee, and assess coffee certifications such as shade grown, organic, Rainforest Alliance, and Smithsonian Bird Friendly. For more information please contact Desmond Beirne, Manager of Education Programs. [email protected] Phone: 212-854-0149
