1st Global Congress on Best Regenerative Agriculture   Practices to Reverse the Climate Emergency                      & Pandemics 

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Campus of Catholic University of America

Washington, DC 

 June 1-3, 2021

 

 BACKGROUND 

 

The world is  experiencing simultaneously a global climate emergency and pandemic. Both emergencies profoundly affect agriculture. Fortunately, solutions to both these emergencies can be found in Best Regenerative Agriculture practices. 

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The UN states, “Climate Change due to Global Warming is the defining issue of our time and we are at a defining moment.” We MUST identify effective means to combat this climate emergency and implement them immediately.

 

There is a growing consensus globally that the  implementation of Regenerative Agricultural practices will substantially reduce the carbon footprint imposed by agriculture. AND, at the same time, sequester large amounts of carbon in CO2 from the atmosphere into the soil. This one-two punch, if put into practice, promises to immediately and substantially mitigate the disastrous impact of climate change if implemented globally.

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The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warns of “a looming food crisis,” stating that the current pandemic could have a devastating impact on global hunger and poverty – especially on the poorest and most vulnerable populations. Global poverty is projected to increase for the first time since 1998, reversing decades of global progress against hunger and malnutrition.

 

The COVID-19 Pandemic has highlighted how our present factory animal farms provide “breeding grounds” for the development and multiplication of exotic viruses that may infect humans. This pandemic has also  exposed the fragility of our present industrial food supply system that is dominated by major food companies. A need exists to strengthen smallholder farmers and local food supply systems.

 

Regenerative Agriculture Best Practices, if implemented globally, will reduce future pandemics while building more resiliency to pandemics into agriculture and food supply systems,. At the same time proven Regenerative Agriculture Practices, if adopted globally, can reverse the climate emergency.

 

 PURPOSE OF THE CONGRESS 

 

The purpose of the congress is to convene the world’s leading scientists, farmers, students, policymakers, administrators, funders, and businesses that are knowledgeable on the relationship of agriculture to climate change and pandemics plus the role that Regenerative Agriculture can play in reducing CO2 in the atmosphere. Leading practitioners of regenerative agriculture globally will showcase their best practices at the congress. Through sharing their collective knowledge leading delegates at the Congress will issue a “communique” setting forth an action plan for policymakers worldwide. It will state Best Regenerative Agricultural Practices globally to reverse the world's climate and pandemic emergencies. 

 

The congress will present clear justification to greatly accelerate implementation of the Best Regenerative Agriculture Practices globally. Interaction of  delegates at the congress will provide opportunities for the formation of  alliances and communication networks that will amplify the field of Regenerative Agriculture and accelerate its growth and application.

 

Publicity generated by this Congress will expand global awareness of the key role that Regenerative Agriculture can play in mitigating the damage imposed by global warming and pandemics.

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Formal organizations and informal relationships resulting from this Congress will accelerate existing momentum and growth of Regenerative Agriculture into the world's dominant form of agriculture.