Scientists Rediscover Climate Resilient Coffee Species
Scientists have rediscovered a species of coffee that hasn’t been found in the wild for decades, a species so resilient it could just save the coffee industry from imminent peril. And by some stroke of luck, it might taste even better too!
Why This Matters: The world’s coffee “Bean Belt” is located in regions more vulnerable to the imminent impacts of climate change. Rising temperatures in areas between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer in countries worldwide are increasing disease and wiping out insects needed to pollinate coffee plants.
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