Climate disruption is increasing and with it so is polarization, both within the US as well as among nation states. Now more than ever it is incumbent upon us to highlight successful efforts to create a more sustainable, just, and peaceful world.
Important initiatives in regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, soil restoration, and related practices are making significant contributions to climate adaptation, often contributing to the resilience of communities and international collaboration.
This webinar, a joint project of the Massachusetts Peace Action’s Peace & Climate group and Bio4Climate, will focus on locations outside the US where regenerative practices largely based on local initiatives have been successful on a significant scale.
Our panelists will address a number of issues including the following:
- Are there any impacts within these regions of US foreign/military policy, e.g. local US military bases?
- What aspects of these projects worked well and less well?
- How were local communities engaged, especially those from marginalized groups?
- Were there any significant collaborations with organizations in the Global North—and if so, are these collaborations continuing during the second Trump administration?
Speakers
John Leary, Founder and Executive Director, Mother Trees
Ousmane Aly Pame, PhD, Professor, Université of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal, Founder and President, REDES (Réseau pour l’Emergence et le Dévelopement des Ecovillages au Sahel)
Rob de Laet, Entrepreneur, Climate Strategist, Project Lead, Cooling the Climate, Co-Author, Cooling the Climate: How to Revive the Biosphere and Cool the Earth Within 20 Years
Moderator
Beck Mordini, Executive Director, Biodiversity for a Livable Climate