Muddy Boots

In Ethiopia’s Yayu Biosphere Reserve, coffee, forest conservation and rural livelihoods are closely connected. An HRNS project shows how climate-smart farming, stronger cooperatives, women’s empowerment and local ownership can help farming families increase incomes while reducing pressure on one of the world’s most important coffee landscapes.

Dr. Nina Smidt succeeds Michael R. Neumann as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung. The transition combines continuity with new perspectives. Together with its partners, HRNS will continue to develop impact-oriented solutions to global challenges.