Conservation Begins with Opportunity
Purpose in Action
Yungas exists to empower farmers through regenerative agriculture, commercialization, and organizational strengthening, creating wealth within indigenous communities while protecting the world’s most biodiverse forests.
Impact That Sustains
Through a farmer-owned cooperative, communities unite to improve production, access better markets, and achieve significant increases in income.
As livelihoods flourish, so does the forest.
Yungas connects conservation and prosperity, proving that strong communities are the foundation of rainforest protection.
Economic
Impact
100% increase in farmer income after 3 years
Environmental Impact
35,000+ hectares of cloudforest under protection
social
Impact
800+ beneficiaries
in Andean–Amazon communities
A deeper impact study with 60 Decibels in 2026 will help measure how far this change reaches — in income, opportunity, and biodiversity.
Why Specialty Coffee?
Shade-grown coffee is incredibly forest-friendly, produced on biodiverse farms that sustain healthy ecosystems.
The specialty coffee market is growing quickly and offers strong opportunities for higher incomes and more secure futures.
Our Story: A 15-Year Collaboration
THE Yungas project
grew from this evolution
Built on Farmer Ownership: Why the Cooperative Model Matters
Collective bargaining negotiates better prices for coffee and other products.
Organization and governance ensures sustainability, without depending on NGOs or external support.
how yungas supports the cooperative
We provide training in cooperative governance and leadership, as well as access to coffee experts who teach the most advanced and effective practices.
A long-term patient approach, supporting them through their hardships, celebrating their accomplishments, and transitioning more responsibility to the cooperative each year.
our team
"These coffees means a lot to us, for several reasons. It feels like we just took a crash course in coffee buying, leaving us with a wider perspective, and more tools, that we can now use to rethink and hopefully improve the supply chains of every coffee we purchase."
Dapper & Wise Roasters
