Soil Carbon Certification with USAID(5/3/2024)-Comprehensive soil carbon training and methods are utilized by forest restoration teams working on Integrated Open Canopy™ (IOC™) coffee farming in the Yoro Biological Corridor… Read the rest!
Coffee & Carbon Workshop @ Yale University(10/28/2023)-The Mesoamerican Development Institute (MDI), proponent of the Yoro Biological Corridor (YBC), was invited to take part in Yale University's “Coffee & Carbon” workshop last… Read the rest!
New YBC Research Publication(9/29/2023)-A new scientific study that helps in validating the Yoro Model is out now! Published in August of this year in the Spanish academic journal… Read the rest!
IOC Study Results Presented at NA Bird Conference(8/19/2023)-A key topic of this year’s “leading North American ornithology conference” put a focus on “afforestation efforts to protect the Golden-winged Warbler”—And, more specifically, how… Read the rest!
US Forest Service Compliance Audit: PASS(8/17/2023)-The US Forest Service carries out rigorous annual audits of its partners and Yoro Biological Corridor (YBC) Co-developer, Mesoamerican Development Institute (MDI) passed, once again,… Read the rest!
Drone Pilot Training with FUNACH(7/15/2023)-Flying drones for forest-monitoring is no small undertaking, and relies on having well-trained pilots on-the-ground. Pilots with the Mesoamerican Development Institute (MDI), who are working… Read the rest!
Meeting with Indigenous Tolupan Tribe(6/22/2023)-Meetings with local community members continue with the most recent being with indigenous tribe Tolupan. The Yoro Biological Corridor (YBC) team met with the Directing… Read the rest!
Soil Carbon Training Underway(6/14/2023)-Yoro Biological Corridor coffee farmers and program participants have been engaging in scientific training for how to accurately analyze carbon in soil this past week.… Read the rest!
600 Coffee Farmers Surveyed for Opinion(5/14/2023)-Coffee farmers in the Yoro region of Honduras are showing an interest in adopting reforestation on their farms. This is indicated by the results of… Read the rest!
The Drones Have Landed(4/21/2023)-Drones are the latest addition to the Yoro Biological Corridor team, and everyone in the community is excited about them! These drones will be used… Read the rest!
Setting Up a New Field Station(4/20/2023)-Supplies are taking off from the city of Yoro to the small rural town of Subirana; the coffee-growing lands. And they’re arriving at a farm… Read the rest!
YBC Central Government Meetings(3/31/2023)-Proponents of the Yoro Biological Corridor (YBC) are marching ahead with government support this month. Above: Meeting in the Central Government Office (ICF) in Yoro… Read the rest!
Second Round of Soil Samples(3/30/2023)-More soil collection is underway on IOC farms in the Yoro region of Honduras! Carried out by youth conservationists, this fieldwork is critical to accurately… Read the rest!
Not Your Typical Coffee Defect Analysis(2/28/2023)-As this year’s coffee harvest gets plucked from the trees, Integrated Open Canopy™ test farms are busily being studied! A defect analysis is underway here,… Read the rest!
Mayor of Yoro + Forest Co-Manager Meeting(10/19/2022)-A very productive meeting today between the Mayor of Yoro, Martha Puentes, and the Yoro Biological Corridor team (above). In addition to a National Park… Read the rest!
New YBC Scientist: Ana Quiñonez(3/17/2022)-Meet Ana Quiñonez and Fabiola Rodríguez! These two Honduran researchers are currently working on their doctoral degrees, studying the impacts of Integrated Open Canopy™ coffee… Read the rest!