It is bigger than coffee

After we have post blog, we are glad to see many coffee lovers

making comments for us. Some claimed that our video was useful and they would like to take actions, while other refuted by saying that 2080 is far away from us. In this blog, we want to illustrate that out target is bigger than coffee.  It also related to planet. 

I. Does a small cup of coffee have an effect on planet? 

It may seem incredible, but it is true. Starting in the 1970s, facing larger demands of coffee, many farmers switched their production method to sun cultivation. This caused berries to more rapidly and bushes to produce higher yields, but requires the clearing of trees and increased use of fertilizer and pesticides, which damage the environment and cause health problems (Wikipedia).

Furthermore, since main coffee production areas are in rain forests district, deforestation leads to extinction of species and climate change. 

Therefore, when you throw your coffee away, you waste farmers' endeavor as well as resources in this planet. 

II. What can you contribute as enjoying your coffee? 

Coffee is a common drink for Hong Kong white collars, while there

is no land for coffee cultivation in Hong Kong. Besides not throwing coffee away, coffee lovers can cooperate with C.A.F.E. Practice to protect the planet. C.A.F.E. Practice distribute technologies to farmers to sustain coffee growing. Buying coffee in Starbucks seems easy, yet, behind this easy purchase, we can contribute to protect the planet, to save the precious specious and impede climate change. 

III. Why should we take action?

Even if coffee disappears in 66 years, if we keep over reclamation, clearing forest and wasting water, finally, what can we leave to our next generation? Remember, it is bigger than coffee. 

You may announce that you are not a coffee drinker or coffee lover. However, it does not mean that you can be indifferent, unless you have the approach to live in another planet.  If you do not like coffee, then, save water and power in your daily life. Remember, protecting the planet is not a choice, it is our obligation.

We have a common goal to protect the planet, then why shall we

wait until the earth are too terrible to live in? We also want to offer our off springs better environment, then, why shall we wait until 2080 when there is no coffee, no cultivable fields, no clean water and no green forests? 

In summary, extinction of coffee is far way from us, but environment protection is urgent for us. C.A.F.E. Practice and us can play a crucial role. What you need to do is not to stare at the data, instead, let us move!

Reference: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee#Ecological_effects