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How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

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Organizations in the food and agriculture sector have been looking to nature for inspiration to improve soil health, maintain water quality and foster local food security in the places where they operate. The evidence is clear that our current food and agriculture systems are severely impacting global greenhouse gas emissions, freshwater usage and deforestation. In response to these issues, activists, policymakers and corporate executives have been exploring new strategies for making our food systems more resilient and sustainable. Regenerative agricultural strategies, in particular, can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from food...... Read Full article on HadNews

What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure

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In dozens of archaeological discoveries around the world, from the once-successful reservoirs and canals of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the deserted Viking colonies of Greenland, new evidence paints pictures of civilizations struggling with unforeseen climate changes and the reality that their farming practices had become unsustainable. Among these discoveries are also success stories, where ancient farming practices helped civilizations survive the hard times. Zuni farmers in the southwestern United States made it through long stretches of extremely low rainfall between A.D. 1200 and 1400 by embracing small-scale, decentralized irriga...... Read Full article on HadNews