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Forest Gardening With Space for Wild Elephants

Forest Gardening With Space for Wild Elephants

By Michael B. Commons In my collaboration with Terra Genesis International, I have been given space and support to investigate what we may call “Regenerative Pathways,” looking at real life examples of functional farming systems that we can identify as being on the “Regenerative Agriculture Pathway.” While these farms/farming systems might be called “Regenerative Farms,” […]

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    Soil Management: Key to Fighting Climate Change?

    Soil Management: Key to Fighting Climate Change?

    An important tool for mitigating climate change may lie beneath our feet—soil management could increase our ability to keep carbon out of the atmosphere, a new study shows. A paper published last week in the journal Scientific Reports estimates that by altering land use practices, the top layer of soil around the globe could increase […]

    62 Natural Wonders of the World at Risk From Climate Change

    62 Natural Wonders of the World at Risk From Climate Change

    By Joe McCarthy The marshy expanses of the Everglades in Southern Florida contain hundreds of species of animals, including flamingos, alligators and manatees. Clusters of mangroves span its coastline, acting as ecosystem hubs, and if you take a boat through the region, you’ll see countless plants that are native to the area. But the Everglades, […]

    How Carbon Farming Can Help Solve Climate Change

    How Carbon Farming Can Help Solve Climate Change

    By David Burton Under the 2015 Paris agreement, nations pledged to keep the average global temperature rise to below 2C above pre-industrial levels and to take efforts to narrow that increase to 1.5C. To meet those goals we must not only stop the increase in our greenhouse gas emissions, we must also draw large amounts […]

    Tyson Foods Linked to Largest Toxic Dead Zone in U.S. History

    Tyson Foods Linked to Largest Toxic Dead Zone in U.S. History

    By Shana Gallagher What comes to mind when you think of Tyson Foods? A chicken nugget? A big red logo? How about the largest toxic dead zone in U.S. history? It turns out the meat industry—and corporate giants like Tyson Foods—are directly linked to this environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, and many others. […]

    Regenerative Agriculture: Our Best Hope of Cooling the Planet

    Regenerative Agriculture: Our Best Hope of Cooling the Planet

    Another report sounding the alarm about climate change. Another missed opportunity to talk about the most promising solution: regenerative agriculture. The New York Times cited a new report by the notoriously conservative Government Accountability Office (GAO), which said “climate change is costing taxpayers billions.” Government Accountability Office Urges Trump to Act on #ClimateChange https://t.co/nnKtxEJuMI @billmckibben […]

    Grass-Fed Beef Will Not Help Tackle Climate Change, Report Finds

    Grass-Fed Beef Will Not Help Tackle Climate Change, Report Finds

    By Daisy Dunne Billed as a more environmentally friendly way to rear cattle, grass-fed beef has been the red meat of choice for many a climate-conscious carnivore. Indeed, research has suggested that grazing cattle can help offset global warming by stimulating soil to take up more carbon from the atmosphere. This process, known as soil […]