Coffee bushes (Coffea sp.) grown under the canopy of shade trees. Such plantations have a much higher plant and animal biodiversity, reduced soil eros

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Coffee bushes (Coffea sp.) grown under the canopy of shade trees. Such plantations have a much higher plant and animal biodiversity, reduced soil erosion, less water runoff and increased soil nutrients. Photographed on the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador.

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