The document summarizes the CAFNET initiative to promote sustainable agroforestry of coffee in the Western Ghats of India. Some key points: 1. CAFNET studied traditional ecological knowledge, biodiversity, hydrology, carbon sequestration and the impact of shade-grown coffee on production and quality. 2. Inventories found over 200 tree and 120 bird species in coffee farms, and high tree densities can store over 200 tons of carbon per hectare. 3. Elephants are also found to feed on coffee, indicating the importance of coffee farms for biodiversity conservation in the fragmented landscape. 4. More shade is associated with lower yields but higher incomes when factoring
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