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Land Restoration in Latin America Shows Big Potential for Climate Change Mitigation

09/15/2019

Deforestation and Amazon fires grab headlines but 150-plus restoration projects in Latin America show where considerable advances at tackling climate change are happening.

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).

Best Way to Remove Carbon: Sequestering It in Its Natural Sinks

09/10/2019

To curb desertification, we need to restore degraded soil via forestry, improve vegetative cover, enhance water use efficiency, reduce soil erosion and adopt better farming systems.

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.

Regeneration International, Filipino League of Organic Municipalities Cities and Provinces Sign ‘Regeneration Philippines’ Pact

09/03/2019

200 municipalities in the Philippines are taking the extraordinary step of signing an agreement among themselves, and with Regeneration International (RI), to create new policies that both recognize soil health as a powerful tool in addressing the climate crisis and reward farmers for drawing down greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering them in their soil.

Enrich the Soil, Cool the Planet

09/03/2019

It’s unsurprising that climate change has emerged as a central issue in the Democratic primary campaign as voters and concerned citizens across the country ask what they can do to fight global warming.

Regeneration International, Regenerativa Chile and Other Groups Convene in Lead-Up to COP 25 Climate Summit

09/02/2019

Regenerative agriculture is gaining ground in Chile and throughout South America, but there’s still much work to be done. The conference was the first of many events being organized by Regeneration International and local allies in the lead-up to the COP 25 Climate Summit, to be held in Santiago December 2-13.

Farming Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis

08/27/2019

Could changing our land use and agricultural practices make a dent in addressing climate change? Yes, says Project Drawdown and a new report from the IPCC. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report that highlights the importance of land use and agriculture in climate change.

We Can Stop the Climate Crisis

08/21/2019

In a report published last week, the UN concluded that humans cannot stave off the effects of climate change without making drastic changes to the ways we grow food and use land. The answer is regenerative organic agriculture. And the time to implement it is now.

Structurally Complex Forests Better at Carbon Sequestration

08/20/2019

A new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University may have implications for mitigation of climate change

Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here's The Science

08/15/2019

Many researchers are now calling for the world to cut back on its meat consumption, but some advocates say there is a way to eat meat that's better for the planet and better for the animals: grass-fed beef.

Regenerative Agriculture Is Key for a Sustainable Climate and Food System

08/13/2019

The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report shows that agriculture is responsible for 37 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.Regenerative agriculture builds soil health and overall biodiversity and yields a nutritious and profitable farm product.

We Could Have Less than 60 Years of Farming Left — Unless We Support This Growing Movement

08/05/2019

Regenerative agriculture is one antidote to this bleak 55-year forecast, and it could spell a very different future: one in which our land is filled with healthy, nutrient-rich foods and acts as a built-in buffer against climate change.

Growing Change: Can Agriculture Be Good for the Climate?

08/05/2019

Lately, a healthy soil movement has taken hold, focused on practices referred to as regenerative farming, offering intriguing possibilities of agriculture as a carbon sink.

"I'm Not a Climate Change Guy, But...": Farmers Reckon with New Reality in the Heartland

07/31/2019

In response to these troubling changes due to global warming, some farmers in Nebraska are considering new solutions to keep their businesses afloat. One of those farmers, Graham Christensen, travels the country discussing a green farming initiative called regenerative farming.