Resources

Resources which our Bird Friendly Certification Initiative draws from are listed below: 

Our Bird Friendly Certification Initiative documents: 

2018 August -A feasibility Study. Diversifying livelihoods through access to premium markets, Ecotourism and Eco-technology in Bundibugyo, Uganda. 

2016 May, J. Thomas -“Bird Friendly Certification”. Introduction to the existing “Bird Friendly” coffee scheme, and how this might be implemented with Cocoa. 

  1. Farmers
  2. Certifiers
  3. Small-holder agriculture promoters.
  4. The RSTC experience

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center (SMBC) Bird Friendly related research / resources

Using Plant–Animal Interactions to Inform Tree Selection in Tree-Based Agroecosystems for Enhanced Biodiversity https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/66/12/1046/2416071

Using Plant–Animal Interactions to Inform Tree Selection in Tree-Based Agroecosystems for Enhanced Biodiversity

Valerie E. Peters, Tomás A. Carlo, Marco A. R. Mello, Robert A. Rice, Doug W. Tallamy, S. Amanda Caudill, Theodore H. Fleming, BioScience, Volume 66, Issue 12, December 2016, Pages 1046–1056, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw140, Published: 02 November 2016

 

Drinking Green, Zoogoer Magazine https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/18617

Rice, Robert A. 2008. “Drinking Green.” The Zoogoer. 37 (4):16–20.

 

Fruits from shade trees in coffee: how important are they?https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16803/nzp_rice_agroforestry_systems_2011.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Rice, Robert A.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-011-9385-4, Date: 2011, Citation: Rice, Robert A. 2011. “Fruits from shade trees in coffee: how important are they?.” Agroforestry Systems. 83 (1):41–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-011-9385-4

 

https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7939

Simplification of a coffee foliage-dwelling beetle community under low-shade management

Simplification of a coffee foliage-dwelling beetle community under low-shade management

Gordon, Caleb E.;McGill, Brian;Ibarra-Nunez, Guillermo;Greenberg, Russell S.;Perfecto, Ivette

Date: 2009, Citation: Gordon, Caleb E., McGill, Brian, Ibarra-Nunez, Guillermo, Greenberg, Russell S., and Perfecto, Ivette. 2009. “Simplification of a coffee foliage-dwelling beetle community under low-shade management.” Basic and Applied Ecology. 10:246–254.

 

https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8361

The contribution of epiphytes to the abundance and species richness of canopy insects in a Mexican coffee plantation

The contribution of epiphytes to the abundance and species richness of canopy insects in a Mexican coffee plantation. Cruz-Angon, Andrea;Baena, Martha L.;Greenberg, Russell S., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467409990125, Date: 2009

 

https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7929

An Experimental Study of Habitat Selection by Birds in a Coffee Plantation”, Journal of Tropical Ecology (2009) 25:453–463. Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press doi:10.1017/S0266467409990125 Printed in the United Kingdom

Cruz-Angon, Andrea;Sillett, T. Scott;Greenberg, Russell S. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/07-0164.1, Date: 2008

 

https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8361

The contribution of epiphytes to the abundance and species richness of canopy insects in a Mexican coffee plantation”, Journal of Tropical Ecology (2009) 25:453–463. Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press doi:10.1017/S0266467409990125 Printed in the United Kingdom

Cruz-Angon, Andrea;Baena, Martha L.;Greenberg, Russell S.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467409990125, Date: 2009

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/7929/1743C474-A131-4D13-81E0-AE7206CB5440.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

An Experimental Study of Habitat Selection by Birds in a Coffee Plantation”, Ecology, 89(4), 2008, pp. 921–927 2008 by the Ecological Society of America

Cruz-Angon, Andrea;Sillett, T. Scott;Greenberg, Russell S., DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/07-0164.1, Date: 2008

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/7964/075FD267-231C-4D38-AA7D-6331175EED40.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Agricultural intensification within agroforestry: The case of coffee and wood products, Rice, Robert A.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2008.06/007m Date: 2008, Citation:

Rice, Robert A. 2008. “Agricultural intensification within agroforestry: The case of coffee and wood products.” Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 128 (4):212–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2008.06/007

 

 https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/7979 

Biodiversity Loss in Latin American Coffee Landscapes: Review of the Evidence on Ants, Birds, and Trees

Philpott, Stacy M.;Arendt, Wayne J.;Armbrecht, Inge;Bichier, Peter;Diestch, Thomas V.;Gordon, Caleb;Greenberg, Russell S.;Perfecto, Ivette;Reynoso-Santos, Roberto;Soto-Pinto, Lorena;Tejeda-Cruz, Cesar;Williams-Linera, Guadalupe;Valenzuela, Jorge;Zolotoff, Jose Manuel

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/21776/59BE1C5E-1015-42C7-98A7-31881D4EC105.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Coffee: ecology in the marketplace, Greenberg, Russell S.;Perfecto, Ivette;Philpott, Stacy M.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1890/1540-9295(2008)6[115:BB]2.0.CO;2, Date: 2008, Citation:

Greenberg, Russell S., Perfecto, Ivette, and Philpott, Stacy M. 2008. “Coffee: ecology in the marketplace.” Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 6 (3):115. https://doi.org/10.1890/1540-9295(2008)6[115:BB]2.0.CO

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/4257/Philpott2007.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Field-testing ecological and economic benefits of coffee certification programs, Philpott, Stacy M.;Bichier, Peter;Rice, Robert A.;Greenberg, Russell S.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00728.x, Date: 2007, Citation:

Philpott, Stacy M., Bichier, Peter, Rice, Robert A., and Greenberg, Russell S. 2007. “Field-testing ecological and economic benefits of coffee certification programs.” Conservation Biology. 21 (4):975–985. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00728.x

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/7970/2248e105-0315-4bcc-b45d-bb773470538c.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Are epiphytes important for birds in coffee plantations? An experimental assessment, Cruz-Angon, Andrea;Greenberg, Russell S., Date: 2005, Citation:

Cruz-Angon, Andrea and Greenberg, Russell S. 2005. “Are epiphytes important for birds in coffee plantations? An experimental assessment.” Journal of Applied Ecology. 42:150–159.

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/9802/14371752-e396-4c8d-b918-e637cfadf948.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Conservation policy in coffee landscapes, Dietsch, Thomas Victor;Philpott, Stacy M.;Rice, Robert A.;Greenberg, Russell S.;Bichier, Peter

Date: 2004, Citation:, Dietsch, Thomas Victor, Philpott, Stacy M., Rice, Robert A., Greenberg, Russell S., and Bichier, Peter. 2004. “Conservation policy in coffee landscapes.” Science. 303 (5658):625.

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/7982/10d90a0e-a1db-4981-a546-1e5f604c214c.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Coffee Production in a Time of Crisis: Social and Environmental Connections, Rice, Robert A., Date: 2003

Citation:, Rice, Robert A. 2003. “Coffee Production in a Time of Crisis: Social and Environmental Connections.” SAIS Review. 23 (1):221–245.

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/6164/2a643f85-1b00-4dc0-a479-4678c45886e6.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Noble goals and challenging terrain: Organic and fair trade coffee movements in the global marketplace, Rice, Robert A., Date: 2001, Citation:

Rice, Robert A. 2001. “Noble goals and challenging terrain: Organic and fair trade coffee movements in the global marketplace.” Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 14:39–66.

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/418/Greenberg1997a.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Bird populations of sun and shade coffee plantations in Central Guatemala, Greenberg, Russell S.;Bichier, Peter;Cruz, A.;Reitsma, Robert

Date: 1997, Citation:, Greenberg, Russell S., Bichier, Peter, Cruz, A., and Reitsma, Robert. 1997. “Bird populations of sun and shade coffee plantations in Central Guatemala.” Conservation Biology. 11:448–459.

 

https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/8533/fcc2413e-fcbe-41fe-a21f-8e573a34e51f.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Shade coffee: a disappearing refuge for biodiversity, Rice, Robert A.;Perfecto, I.;Greenberg, Russell S.;Van der Voort, M. E.

Date: 1996, Citation:, Rice, Robert A., Perfecto, I., Greenberg, Russell S., and Van der Voort, M. E. 1996. “Shade coffee: a disappearing refuge for biodiversity.” Bioscience. 46 (8):598–608.