Many wild coffee species could disappear by the end of this century

A new study led by British botanist Dr. Aaron Davis has revealed that dozens of species of wild coffee are at risk of vanishing as a result of climate change and deforestation. The team found that 60 percent of all wild coffee varieties on three continents are threatened. For the risk assessment, the researchers applied an index developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The analysis revealed that the current rate of climate change may push wild arabica from an (IUCN) classification …