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.