ABSTRACT
The Sociopolitical and Economic Landscape of Coffee .....................................160 Economic Importance of Coffee..................................................................160 The 2001 Coffee Crisis................................................................................161 Ecological Importance of Coffee.................................................................162
Biodiversity Conservation in Shade Coffee ..........................................................162 Birds and Other Vertebrates.........................................................................163 Arthropods....................................................................................................167
The Coffee Technification Process........................................................................168 Consequences of Technification for Biodiversity .................................................168
