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Agave Power: How a Revolutionary Agroforestry and Grazing System in Mexico Can Help Reverse Global Warming

01/20/2020

Agave plants and nitrogen-fixing trees densely intercropped and cultivated together have the capacity to draw down massive amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere and produce more above ground and below ground biomass (and animal fodder) on a continuous year-to-year basis than any other desert and semi-desert species. Ideal for arid and hot climates, agaves and their companion trees, once established, require little or no irrigation to survive and thrive, and are basically impervious to rising global temperatures and drought.

Letter from Santiago: Regeneration Now

12/17/2019

An intrepid band of North and South American farmers, food activists and climate campaigners, under the banner of Regeneration International, came together in the Chilean capital of Santiago to share experiences and ideas, and to develop a common strategy for reversing global warming and resolving the other burning issues that are pressing down on us.

Small-But-Mighty Delegation Carries the Regeneration International in Madrid

12/17/2019

Our Madrid delegation carried the Regeneration International banner at the official COP25 event, participating in official events, representing Regeneration International at the 4 per 1000 Initiative meeting and strengthening our network and partnerships. Though our Madrid delegation was small, Precious Phiri, steering committee member and director of our work in Africa, said it generated “amazing synergy” and was able to have a presence at all the right events and to serve as a bridge between the meetings in Chile and those in Madrid.

Constelación Semillas Agroecológicas: A Seed Takes Root in Argentina

12/17/2019

We have a conversation with Alex Edleson, director of Constelación Semillas Agroecológicas (Constellation Agroecological Seeds), an argentinean organization launched in 2019 that produces and sells organic, biodynamic and agroecological seeds.

Regeneration International Chilean COP25 Delegation Calls for Four-Prong Approach to Scale Up Regenerative Solutions in Time to Restore Global Climate Stability

12/11/2019

Delivered by Regeneration International Steering Committee Member,…

On #GivingTuesday, we are in Madrid—and Chile.

12/03/2019

Some members of our team are in Madrid this week, to help kick off the official COP25 global climate summit. But many of us are in Santiago, Chile. Chile was supposed to host COP25—until mass protests, triggered by social and economic injustices, forced a last-minute change in venue. Rather than abandon our South American allies in the Regeneration Movement, we chose to follow through with plans, initiated early in 2019, for strategy and training sessions to bring regenerative solutions to a country in crisis.

Madrid Will Now Host COP25. Here’s Why We’re Still Going to Chile.

11/08/2019

Last week, Chile pulled out of hosting the United Nations COP25 climate conference, citing recent protests and civil unrest in Santiago where the summit was to be held December 2 - December 13. The global climate conference will take place instead in Madrid, on the same dates. Regeneration International launched in June 2015. In December 2015, we led our first delegation—nearly 60 people—to the COP21 conference in Paris.

El Manzano: Pioneers in an Ocean of Pine Trees

10/15/2019

El Manzano is on the cutting edge of a growing Chilean wave of organic farms and educational centers for eco-social regeneration. Under its mission of organizing learning for eco-social regeneration and catalyzing change, El Manzano has been running an Incubator for Regenerative Projects in Chile and elsewhere in Latin America.

Leaders at Summit of Asian Local Governments for Organic Agriculture Highlight Progress, Identify Future Needs

10/15/2019

Regeneration International is currently working with the League of Organic Agriculture Municipalities, Cities and Provinces of the Philippines (LOAMCP) to advise the organization on climate strategy and education around regenerative agriculture, and to promote LOAMCP’s initiatives around the globe.

On Golden Ground: Regeneration International Partners with Myanmar Project to Help Farmers Go Chemical-Free

10/15/2019

Golden Ground, one of Myanmar's few organic training centers, mobilized hundreds of farmers to attend a pest and weed management workshop led by Andre Leu, International Director of RI, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation also attended with dozens of students and some of their best agronomists.

A Young Farmer’s Plea for a Green New Deal

09/25/2019

We have come into farming at a terrible time. As I have written…

Listen to the Farmers

09/24/2019

Last week, five members of Congress, along with several farmers, and members of Regeneration International, the Sunrise Movement, Organic Consumers Association and other farmer-rancher organizations stood in front of the U.S. Capitol to announce the formation of the national coalition of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers for a Green New Deal.

The Inga Foundation: Changing Lives in a Revolutionary Way

09/11/2019

Mike Hands of the Inga Foundation, a Regeneration International (RI) partner, works in Honduras with slash-and-burn farmers who average 20 acres (eight hectares) of land holdings. That’s considerably larger than most slash-and-burn farms, which Mike estimates are no bigger than five acres (two hectares).

Bernie Sanders' Green New Deal is a Game-Changer for Food & Farming

09/09/2019

This year will likely be remembered as the time when the U.S. and global grassroots finally began to acknowledge the terminal crisis posed by global warming. The hour is late, but we still have time to turn things around. Our job in 2019 and beyond is to reach out and educate our fellow Americans about the GND and the political revolution that must take place, beginning now.

U.S. Farmers & Ranchers for a Green New Deal Policy Goals

09/09/2019

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