The «Coffee Growing — Environmental Leadership» section covers water body
protection, including criteria for width and type of vegetated buffer zones along permanent and seasonal water bodies, and use of chemicals or waste storage near water bodies;
protection of soil resources, including
measures to control and prevent erosion and use of organic mulches and cover crops; conserving
biodiversity, including maintaining a shade canopy, protecting wildlife, and establishment of conservation areas; and environmental management, including pest and disease control.
The methods established in the new study can be used in future for applied purposes — for example for local
protection measures, for environmental assessments by authorities, or to integrate the long - term effects of road building into scenarios of the World Bank regarding global
biodiversity changes.