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Peru: Forestry protection by coffee farmers

June 29, 2015

An increasing number of immigrants into the region of San Martin live from the forest - and are destroying it. People are now learning how to use modern agricultural methods to increase the yields of their coffee plantations.

https://p.dw.com/p/1Fprs

The "REDD” project is teaching them how to use modern agricultural methods to increase yields from their coffee plantations. This means less space is needed, which makes forest-clearing unnecessary.