Cheap coffee is killing Vietnam’s priceless tropical forests (commentary)

Mongabay
Aug 3, 2026, 4:45 pm115 ptsTrending
Vietnam is now the world’s largest producer of robusta, the bitter, sturdy bean behind instant coffee, supermarket blends, and the overall global appetite for cheap caffeine. But behind its meteoric rise to No. 2 coffee producer in the world lies a story the industry has tried very hard to hide: forests are…

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