A coffee rust outbreak in Central America and the Dominican Republic which was widespread by June 2013 threatens the main source of income of hundreds of thousands of poor households. WFP has implemented food security related assessments in the Dominican Republic and other countries of the region to better understand the impact of the coffee rust on livelihoods. The negative impacts for the coffee industry are expected to be long lasting. Some observers are suggesting that a full recovery might not be possible until 2016.
Safe harbor (law) A safe harbor is a provision of a statute or a regulation that specifies that certain conduct will be deemed not to violate a given rule. It is usually found in connection with a vaguer, overall standard. Analogously, unsafe harbors describe conduct that will be deemed to violate the rule.
A safe harbor is a provision in a law or regulation that affords protection from liability or penalty under specific situations or if certain conditions are met. (Business Dictionary.com). Sometimes a safe harbor reduces liability if good faith is demonstrated.