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Free People from ‘Dictatorship’ of the 0.01%

08/11/2016

Corporations are trying to replace our democracies with secret agreements and secret courts controlled by the 0.01 per cent super wealthy. The time is ripe for a planetary freedom movement that defends and protects the freedoms of all beings from this 0.01 per cent.

Re-thinking the Water Crisis: With a Little Creativity, We Can Meet Our Water Needs

08/10/2016

Regeneration International talked to Vermont-based journalist Judith D. Schwartz about how we can actually avert both a climate crisis and a water crisis by, at least in part, paying more attention to how we manage water.

26 Regeneration Initiatives in Latin America

08/04/2016

Check out these 26 inspiring regeneration initiatives in Latin America.

Chickens Can Save the Planet, too: An Interview with Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin

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07/13/2016

One man has dedicated his life to designing an alternative to toxic factory farms that can not only exceed current and future demand for healthy and humanely produced chicken and eggs, but also empower small farmers and restore rural communities, local ecologies and our food system.

The Carbon Underground: Reversing Global Warming

06/03/2016

The hour is late. But we still have time to turn things around by stopping the Carbon Criminals and Earth Destroyers and moving as quickly as possible toward a regenerative farming, ranching, and land use system capable of reversing global warming.

How Factory Farming Contributes to Global Warming

06/02/2016

When you add it all up, the picture is clear—contemporary agriculture is burning up our planet. And factory farms or, in industry lingo, Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), play a key role in this impending disaster.

Factory Farm Meat: Why Vegetarians, Ranchers and Conscious Omnivores Need to Unite

05/03/2016

It’s time to stop fighting among ourselves about whether or not to eat meat. Americans need to boycott all factory farmed meat and animal products. Period.

A pilgrimage towards a nonviolent relationship with soil

04/22/2016

“Organic farming is the answer to drought and climate change. If we do not respect the soil and if we do not recommit ourselves to ahimsa, we can rapidly disintegrate as a civilisation.”

Meet John D. Liu, the Indiana Jones of Landscape Restoration

03/07/2016

RI recently sat down with ecosystem restoration researcher John D. Liu. Liu explains that when humans work with nature, degraded landscapes can be restored in a matter of years, and economies can be regenerated, putting food security and climate change mitigation within our reach.

A Message from Paris: We Can Reverse Global Warming

12/17/2015

Twenty-three years after the first United Nations Earth/Climate Summit in 1992, in the wake of a savage terrorist attack on November 13 that traumatized Europe, a multinational contingent of activists and stakeholders are gathered here for the COP 21 Climate Summit. A growing number of us here in Paris are determined to change the prevailing gloom and doom conversation on climate, and instead focus on practical solutions.

IFOAM Organics International: Why the French “4 Per 1000” Initiative?

12/15/2015

France officially launches the "4 per 1000 Initiative" to combat climate change and feed the world through regenerative agriculture.

Ronnie Cummins: A Message of Hope From Paris COP21

12/15/2015

An interview with Ronnie Cummins International Director of the Organic Consumers Association and Regeneration International, from the 2015 UN World Climate Summit. Ronnie explains how consumers and farmers can unite to launch a global regeneration movement.

Organics and Soil Carbon: Increasing Soil Carbon, Crop Productivity and Farm Profitability

11/20/2015

Soil carbon is one of the most neglected yet most important factors in soil fertility, disease control, water efficiency and farm productivity.

Mother Earth Day 2015: Regenerating the Soil and Reversing Global Warming

11/19/2015

Starting today April 22, embracing what the United Nations has designated as the “Year of the Soil,” let’s look at our planetary crisis from an entirely different, and more hopeful perspective. By practicing regenerative organic agriculture we can reverse climate change and heal the planet.

From ‘Sustainable’ to ‘Regenerative’—The Future of Food

10/30/2015

The word “sustainability” is meaningless to consumers and the public. It’s overused, misused and it has been shamelessly co-opted by corporations for the purpose of greenwashing. Andre Leu and Ronnie Cummins propose a new term - a Regeneration Revolution. And it goes well beyond “sustainability.”

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