Coffee sales helping chimpanzees, Goodall says.

• Author: Block, Ben
• Position: EYE ON EARTH

Decades after Jane Goodall began her efforts to protect Tanzania's endangered chimpanzees, she found a solution growing right beneath her nose: The forests surrounding the famed chimps grow some of the best coffee in Tanzania. At 1,400 meters above sea level, the region provides a cool enough climate for beans of "giddy, honey-toned, floral sweetness as fresh but voluptuous as a tropical morning," according to Coffee Review.

Since the savory discovery about three years ago, U.S.-based coffee...