Thank you for being part of the
People Food Summit! 

It was an amazing and successful day with over 522,000 people from all accross the globe tuning in to watch and listen to many panels. We feel honored for all the speakers and people who tuned in to this worldwide event. Thank you so much!

There were so many inspiring moments that we can’t really pick just a few — so over the upcoming newsletters we’ll be sharing with you highlights from each region.

We were particularly inspired with Winona LaDuke & Frank Bibeau of Honor the Earth’s talk with Alexis Baden-Mayer about Wild Rice, treaty rights, the rights of nature, and the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. Watch it here.

The regeneration paradigm shift is unstoppable. We don’t need to destroy the planet for the hunger of corporations. Shifting to more photosynthesis, biodiversity intensification and more justice in our food distribution system, we can increase food availability and farmers income and feed the world.
Hear the message of hope from Vandana Shiva here.

 

 

We are in Glasgow for COP26

In 2015, Regeneration International sent a large delegation to COP21 in Paris. There, we were able, along with our partners, to raise the issue of healthy soils and healthy food to cool the planet. For the first time since the first Conference of the Parties (COP 1) which took place in Berlin, the role of industrial agriculture and change of land use in global warming was made relevant.

The urgency and the necessity of action on the ground has become more and more clear in the past years, and the recent publication of the IPCC Working Group 1 Report on the Physical Science Basis of the Sixth Assessment shows the need for all parties to meet their commitments under the 2015 Paris agreement to limit the impact on global warming to a maximum of 2°C.

Our message from 2015 continues in 2021, with more and more evidence and concrete examples of how regenerative agriculture can reverse global warming and feed the world. The management of soils and their organic matter, and their capacity to sequester carbon, must be in every negotiation and commitment since it is the hope we have for a livable planet.

For COP 26, Regeneration International sent a small but very dedicated delegation in Glasgow, which will be keeping you up to date on the latest news related to regenerative agriculture. We are working on a calendar including all COP events talking about Soil Solutions and Regeneration. Also, we are putting together a bunch of printable material and useful information not to miss!

Please take note of two very important events:

•On November 9, between 18:30 and 20:00 GMT, Regeneration International and partners are presenting the following side event at Glasgow: Accelerating Regenerative Solutions to Climate Change and the Global Pandemic. Stay tuned for more information about this event on our website, which includes speakers such as Andre Leu, Vandana Shiva, Allan Savory and many others.

•On November 10th, Andre Leu, International Director of Regeneration International, will open the high level segment of the 4 per 1000 Initiative Day.

"Soil health" is the focus of the "4 per 1000: Soils for Food Security and Climate" initiative. Its conservation and improvement are fundamental to the sequestration of carbon through photosynthesis via agriculture and forestry and is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of improving food security, helping agriculture and forestry adapt to climate change and contributing to climate change mitigation.

Six years after its inception and following the adoption of its Strategic Plan in 2020, the “4 per 1000” Initiative will present its Implementation Strategy, which will outline activities to achieve its 2050 goals. The initiative has entered into a phase of implementation with the contribution of its members, partners, and friends.

The overall theme of the fifth "4 per 1000" Day will be "the mobilization of stakeholders (partners, members, and friends of the initiative) by forging transformative alliances and partnerships (multi- stakeholder coalitions) to implement its 2050 Strategic Plan”.

Essential Reading

A new study points to a stunning loss of topsoil in the Corn Belt — the result of farming practices that have depleted this once-fertile ground. Beyond diminished agricultural productivity and more carbon in the atmosphere, it is a catastrophic loss of an irreplaceable resource.

Saving Biodiversity Starts Here at Home with Changing Agriculture

Healthy soil means healthy rivers, food and people. But restoring health and balance to the ecosystems we’re part of will require changes in the way we farm.

The Regenerative Revolution in Food

Half of the world's land is used to grow our food. A new generation of 'carbon farmers' are making their land absorb greenhouse gases, rather than emitting them.

Regenerative Agriculture Is Transforming Heifer Ranch into the Garden of Eden

Whenever she can, Donna Kilpatrick rises before the sun and makes her way to the low-lying cattle pastures along the Fourche La Fave River at Heifer Ranch. It has become one of her favorite ways to start a day.

Farmers Should Act Now to Become Market Leaders in Regenerative Agriculture

New Zealand is better placed than other countries to embrace regenerative agriculture due to its existing pastoral systems, but lack of a clear definition is holding it back, new research has found.

Support Our Work

Regeneration International relies heavily on individual donors to fund our work around the world. Please consider contributing today.

In Person:

Online:

11/8 - Soil Microscopy: A View Into Regenerative Organic Soils
11/8 - Healing hands: Could makers help regenerate the earth?
11/8 - Agroforestry Workshop: Introducing Forest Farming and Silvopasture to the Small Farms Community
11/10 - Agroforestry Workshop: Introducing Forest Farming and Silvopasture to the Small Farms Community
11/10 -  Soil Health to Go!
11/12-21 - Entrepreneurship for healthy food and regenerative agriculture
11/13 - Permaculture Design Certification Course
11/17 - Promoting Soil Health: central to ecological crop and soil management
11/17 - Research Update – Diversifying Organic Inputs & Improving Soil Health at the Southeast Organic Center
11/18-20 - 3rd Agroecology Europe Forum
11/22-26 - Organic Summit: The Future of Food Is Organic

 *Click here to view full events calendar and submit your own

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