September 22 to 29, 2023
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference - Heartfulness Institute Inks MoU
September 27, 2023
Heartfulness Institute Inks MoU With The ‘4 Per 1000’ Initiative On Soil Health
The agreement aims to raise awareness and sensitize policy-making on soil health
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
September 21, 2023
कान्हा शांति वनम में आयोजित तीन दिवसीय “4 प्रति 1000 एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्रीय सम्मेलन” के लिए 18 देशों के कृषि मंत्रालय और गैर सरकारी संगठन एक साथ आए
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
September 21, 2023
रंगारेड्डी: अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन वैश्विक मृदा क्षरण संकट को संबोधित
रंगारेड्डी: वैश्विक स्तर पर मिट्टी के क्षरण के बढ़ते खतरे से निपटने के प्रयास में, तेलंगाना राज्य के कृषि मंत्री सिंगीरेड्डी निरंजन रेड्डी ने रंगारेड्डी जिले के शादनगर निर्वाचन क्षेत्र के नंदीगामा मंडल में कान्हा शांतिवनम में तीन दिवसीय अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन का उद्घाटन किया। "4 प्रति 1000 एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्रीय सम्मेलन" शीर्षक वाले सम्मेलन में 18 देशों के कृषि मंत्रालयों और गैर-सरकारी संगठनों को एक साथ लाया गया।
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
September 21, 2023
देहरादून – "4 प्रति 1000 एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्रीय सम्मेलन" के लिए 18 देशों के कृषि मंत्रालय और गैर सरकारी संगठन एक साथ आए
https://www.breakingnewsexpress.com/news_details.php?dj=NjY0NDg=
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference - Paul Luu
September 21, 2023
कान्हा शांति वनम में आयोजित तीन दिवसीय “4 प्रति 1000 एशिया-प्रशांत क्षेत्रीय सम्मेलन” के लिए 18 देशों के कृषि मंत्रालय और गैर ...
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security - Forest - Carbon
Agriculture - Food - Farmers - Greenhouse gas emissions - Carbon storage - Climate change
September 26, 2023
[Video 13’45] - How farmers can cut emissions | FT Climate Capital
Agriculture and food account for about a quarter of all climate change-inducing greenhouse gas emissions. And with production methods becoming increasingly intensive, farmers are under scrutiny like never before. Now farming faces a big question: can it become more environmentally sustainable while continuing to feed a growing global population?
https://www.ft.com/video/904169f0-658d-4388-8221-be2399768652
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Documentary - ‘Common Ground’ - Ian Somerhalder - Kiss the Ground
September 27, 2023
Actor Ian Somerhalder aims to find ‘Common Ground’ in Congress with agriculture-focused documentary
TV fans know him from “The Vampire Diaries” and Netflix’s “V Wars,” but now, thanks to his work in Washington, lawmakers know Ian Somerhalder as an advocate for regenerative farming.
The performer isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty as he works to break through the partisan gridlock with his new documentary touting the benefits of regenerative agriculture, “Common Ground.”
Agriculture - Food - Farmers - Climate change - Global warming - Crops - Australia
September 26, 2023
Global warming will hit Australian crop yields and GDP, treasurer says
Agriculture - Agroecology - Farmers - Congo Basin
September 21, 2023
Agroecology holds promise in Congo Basin — if funding woes can be overcome
* Emmanuel Eku has successfully restored exhausted soil to boost productivity on a farm in his village in southwestern Cameroon, relying on his agroecological training.
* He was able to invest five years in the project thanks to financial and other support from NGOs, highlighting the main challenge to other farmers who want to transition away from using synthetic fertilizer and other inputs.
* Today, Eku is sharing his experience with other farmers and helping connect them with similar support.
Agriculture - Soil - Farmers - Cover crops - No-till - Economic benefits - Study - Soil Health Institute
September 25, 2023
Cover crops and no-till aren't just good for soil — they also make farmers more money, study says
Much of the research on regenerative farming practices, such as no-till or cover crops, has looked at the benefits to the environment and the soil. Now a new study finds these farming practices also have economic benefits for farmers.
Farmers can save money by using practices that improve soil, according to a study from the Soil Health Institute.
https://www.kcur.org/2023-09-22/cover-crops-and-no-till-make-farmers-more-money-study-says
Agriculture - Farming - Trees - Agroforestry - Climate change - Study
September 28, 2023
Farming with Trees: New Study Highlights the Potential of Agroforestry to Fight Climate Change
Planting native trees in working agricultural lands is an under-appreciated pathway to tackling climate change at a global scale.
https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/agroforestry-review-nature-climate-change/
Agriculture - Beekeepers - Syria - War - Economic collapse - Climate change
September 28, 2023
Syrian beekeepers battle both war and climate change
Rankus (Syria) (AFP) – Syrian beekeeper Ibrahim Damiriya struggles to produce honey from his hives on parched land near the capital Damascus after years of war, economic collapse and worsening climate change impacts.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230928-syrian-beekeepers-battle-both-war-and-climate-change
Forêts - Séquestration carbone - Puits de carbone
27 septembre 2023
Séquestration carbone et santé de nos forêts
http://vizea.fr/actualites/actus/1198-sequestration-carbone-et-sante-de-nos-forets.html
Agriculture - Agriculture résiliente - Bas carbone - Etude - The Shift Project - Jean-Marc Jancovici
26 septembre 2023
The Shift Project de Jean-Marc Jancovici lance ses travaux pour une « agriculture résiliente, bas carbone et prospère »
The Shift Project, le think tank qui œuvre en faveur d’une économie libérée de la contrainte carbone dont le président est Jean-Marc Jancovici, lance ses travaux pour une "agriculture résiliente, bas carbone et prospère" avec à la clé la publication d'un rapport l'an prochain.
Vers de terre - Production alimentaire - Céréales - Etude - Science
26 septembre 2023
Les vers de terre contribuent «significativement» à la production agricole mondiale, souligne une étude
Vers de terre - Lombric - Sols - Etude - Cirad - Science
22 septembre 2023
Le ver de terre serait l’animal le plus important sur Terre
https://sciencepost.fr/ver-de-terre-animal-plus-important-sur-terre/
Sols - Carbone - Stockage - Microbes - Plantes - Association - Voie oxalate-carbonate - Science
22 septembre 2023
Une coopération étonnante entre plantes et microbes du sol permet de capter le CO2 plus facilement
Certains végétaux, en association avec des champignons et des bactéries du sol, sont capables de transformer le CO2 atmosphérique en minéral. Des scientifiques proposent de les utiliser pour la lutte contre le changement climatique.
Sols - Sols arides - Carbone - Séquestration - Déserts - Reverdir
22 septembre 2023
Le CO2 peut être capté en « verdissant » les déserts
https://www.nouvelles-du-monde.com/le-co2-peut-etre-capte-en-verdissant-les-deserts/
Sols - Sols noirs - Terre noire - Peuples anciens - Amazonie - Etude
22 septembre 2023
"Terre noire" d'Amazonie : des peuples anciens ont délibérément produit ce sol fertile, selon une étude
Preuve supplémentaire de l'ingéniosité des peuples ancestraux, ou simple effet collatéral de la présence humaine ? Tel est le débat qui entoure la "terre noire" amazonienne, un sol d'une fertilité surprenante.
Peuples autochtones - Procès - Gagnant - Agrobusiness - Brésil
22 septembre 2023
Les peuples autochtones gagnent le « procès du siècle » contre l’agrobusiness au Brésil
C’était un duel à la David contre Goliath. D’un côté les peuples autochtones du Brésil, spoliés de leurs terres depuis des années, de l’autre, le puissant secteur de l’agrobusiness. Contre toute attente, ce sont bien les peuples indigènes qui ont remporté la bataille. La Cour suprême vient de conforter leurs droits sur leurs terres, évitant ainsi leur expropriation.
Policies and Governments
COP28 - Six Greenwashing Terms - Guide - Agriculture - Regenerative Agriculture - Agroecology - Nature based solutions
September 21, 2023
A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28
We debunk some key concepts that the world’s largest food and farming companies will be using to sway debates at the climate summit.
https://www.desmog.com/2023/09/21/a-guide-to-six-greenwashing-terms-big-ag-is-bringing-to-cop28/
Europe - Green deal - Pause réglementaire - Neutralité carbone
29 septembre 2023
En Europe, la mécanique du « Green Deal » se grippe
De nombreux chefs d’Etat et de gouvernement de l’Union européenne ont appelé à une « pause réglementaire » concernant le climat et l’environnement. Ils s’inquiètent des conséquences économiques et sociales des mesures destinées à conduire les Vingt-Sept à la neutralité carbone.
France - Agriculture - Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA) - 150 millions de dollars
24 septembre 2023
La France s’engage à verser 150 millions de dollars au Fonds international de développement agricole
Ce montant annoncé par Emmanuel Macron dans une vidéo diffusée à l’occasion du festival Global Citizen organisé à New York est actuellement le plus élevé promis par un gouvernement pour l’organisme onusien qui lutte contre la pauvreté et la faim.
Current national policies worldwide - Nature-based Solution - NbS Policy Tracker - AI evaluation - Nature4Climate
September 27, 2023
Nature4Climate released an update to its NbS Policy Tracker -- an AI evaluation of current national policies worldwide -- that found that only 12% of policies have clearly allocated budgets towards the implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS), as well as its Commitment Tracker, which indicates that more than half (52%) of joint global commitments tracked since 2019 related to nature-based climate action have published little to no evidence of progress in the past six months or more. [source Nature4Climate]
https://nature4climate.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NbS_Policy_Tracker_Report_2023.pdf
Research - Study
Agroecology - Mineral fertilizer - Sub-Saharan Africa - Research
September 13, 2023
Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon - by M.J. Schmidt and all
Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth is typically associated with human occupation, but it is uncertain whether it was created intentionally. Dark earth may also be a substantial carbon sink, but its spatial extent and carbon inventory are unknown. We demonstrate spatial and compositional similarities between ancient and modern dark earth and document modern Indigenous practices that enrich soil, which we use to propose a model for the formation of ancient dark earth. This comparison suggests that ancient Amazonians managed soil to improve fertility and increase crop productivity. These practices also sequestered and stored carbon in the soil for centuries, and we show that some ancient sites contain as much carbon as the above-ground rainforest biomass. Our results demonstrate the intentional creation of dark earth and highlight the value of Indigenous knowledge for sustainable rainforest management.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh8499
Agroforestry - Farming - Natural climate solution - Research
September 28, 2023
Priority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solution - Terasaki Hart D.E., Yeo S., Almaraz M., Beillouin D., Cardinael R., Garcia E., Kay S., Lovell S.T., Rosenstock T.S., Sprenkle-Hyppolite S., Stolle F., Suber M., Thapa B., Wood S., Cook-Patton S.C.
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September 22 to 29, 2023
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
September 21, 2023
4 per 1000 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference at Kanha Shanti Vanam
https://www.newsexperts.in/4-per-1000-asia-pacific-regional-conference-at-kanha-shanti-vanam/
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
September 20, 2023
Agri Ministries And NGOs From 18 Countries Come Together For A Three-Day “4 Per 1000 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference” Hosted At Kanha Shanti Vanam
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
September 20, 2023
Hyderabad: Three-day ‘4 per 1000’ Asia-Pacific Regional Conference at Kanha Shanti Vanam
‘4 per 1000’ Asia-Pacific Regional Conference is aimed at addressing Soil Health for Climate Change & Food Security
“4 per 1000” initiative - Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
August, 2023
CBCGDF Standard Committee toShare itsSoil Carbon Sequestration Standardand Two RelatedPractice Cases at the « 4 per 1000 » Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting
Initiative « 4 pour 1000 » - Diane Masure
9 mars 2023
L’atout chanvre pour décarbonner la planète
https://www.pole-europeen-chanvre.eu/fr/latout-chanvre-pour-decarboner-la-planete-avec-diane-masure/
Iniciativa “4 por 1000”
24 octubre 2022
El pastoreo regenerativo puede mitigar el cambio climático
Entre otros beneficios, se ha comprobado que el pastoreo regenerativo incrementa en un 4 % el almacenamiento del carbono en el suelo, reduciendo así el impacto del cambio climático
https://www.diarioveterinario.com/t/3939644/pastoreo-regenerativo-puede-mitigar-cambio-climatico
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security - Forest - Carbon
Agriculture - Food - Regenerative agriculture practices
September 20, 2023
Food sector lacking commitment to regenerative agriculture practices
Agriculture - Smart agriculture - Farmers - to beat droughts
September 18, 2023
Farmers urged to adopt smart agriculture to beat droughts
https://www.herald.co.zw/farmers-urged-to-adopt-smart-agriculture-to-beat-droughts/
Agriculture - Leather - Sustainable Leather Forum - Paul Luu
September 12, 2023
The 5th Sustainable Leather Forum was held
https://www.magazineleather.com/the-5th-sustainable-leather-forum-was-held/
Agriculture - Soil - Carbon Farming - Climate change
September 15, 2023
Getting the Soil Right: How Carbon Farming Combats Climate Change
When it comes to maximizing carbon sequestration, one key strategy lies beneath farmers’ feet.
Agriculture - Food - Farming - Meat - Dairy - Emissions
September 12, 2023
Halving reliance on meat and dairy could cut land-use emissions ‘by 31%’
Shifting away from animal products could “almost fully halt” forest loss to agriculture, research found.
Agriculture - Climate fight - Olive farmers - Wine farmers - Europe
September 14, 2023
In climate fight, Europe's olive, wine farmers turn to tech and tradition
Agriculture - Systèmes agricoles - Santé des sols - INRAE - Alberta - Canada
19 septembre 2023
"Il faut créer des systèmes agricoles vraiment nouveaux"
Un expert de l'Inrae nous livre son point de vue sur la manière de transformer nos systèmes de production agricole à l'heure où des nouvelles législations européennes sont en préparation sur le sujet.
https://fr.euronews.com/green/2023/09/19/il-faut-creer-des-systemes-agricoles-vraiment-nouveaux
Agriculture - Transition verte - Pistes d’avenir - BSAG - UE
20 septembre 2023
[Euronews - vidéo] - L'agriculture fait sa transition verte : les pistes d'avenir dans l'UE
Alors que la mise en place de systèmes alimentaires durables et la préservation de la santé des sols sont des priorités à l'échelon européen, nous découvrons les atouts de l'agroécologie et des méthodes agricoles régénératrices en Normandie et en Finlande.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ixsFaZSWQ
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Agriculture - Pratiques agricoles - Culture de couverture - Alberta - Canada
14 septembre 2023
La culture de couverture : une pratique agricole traditionnelle qui séduit en Alberta
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2010177/agriculture-canada-alberta-crops
Policies and Governments
EU - Glyphosate - Agriculture - Authorization - Renewal
September 20, 2023
Glyphosate should be allowed in farming for another 10 years, Brussels says
EU countries are expected to discuss the Commission’s proposal on Friday, followed by a vote on October 13.
UE - Glyphosate - Agriculture - Autorisation - Renouvellement
20 septembre 2023
Glyphosate : Bruxelles propose de renouveler pour 10 ans l'autorisation dans l'UE
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September 8 to 15, 2023
Initiative “4 pour 1000” - Citation - Institutionnel - CEA
12 septembre 2023
Vers un cycle vertueux du CO2 ?
La France et l’Europe souhaitent atteindre la neutralité carbone à l’horizon 2050. Cela nécessite une politique ambitieuse, associant réduction des émissions, amélioration de l’efficacité énergétique et économie circulaire du carbone. Le CEA, acteur clé dans le secteur des énergies bas carbone, y contribue grâce à ses savoir-faire techniques, humains et en gestion programmatique.
https://www.cea.fr/presse/Pages/actualites-communiques/environnement/vers-cycle-vertueux-CO2.aspx
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security - Forest - Carbon
Agriculture - Agroecology - Local land rights - DRC food sovereignty summit
September 7, 2023
DRC food sovereignty summit yields support for agroecology, local land rights
* The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (ASFA) recently held a meeting in Kinshasa to argue for the reorienting of food production around agroecology in the Congo Basin.
* Civil society groups, donors, government representatives and small-scale farmers gathered to exchange views on challenges and solutions to food security.
* Across Africa, agricultural policy is geared toward greater reliance on large-scale farms and mechanization, commercial seeds, pesticides and synthetic fertilizer.
* A declaration issued at the close of the summit instead called for investment in agroecological methods, as well as recognition of and protection for Indigenous and local peoples’ land rights.
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Farming buzzword - Meaning - Soil
September 9, 2023
Regenerative agriculture is the new farming buzzword, but few can agree on what it means
Agriculture - Billion-Dollar Plan - Greenhouse gas emissions - Farm Emissions - US
September 5, 2023
A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse
Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided.
https://www.wired.com/story/usda-climate-smart-agriculture/
Agriculture - Food - Climate breakdown risk - UK - Consumers
September 13, 2023
More than a fifth of UK shoppers’ favourite grocery items at climate breakdown risk
Report finds consumers could also face shortages of bananas, avocados, peas and tea in the coming years owing to carbon dioxide emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/13/uk-grocery-items-climate-breakdown-risk
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Dairy farmers - Danone
September 13, 2023
‘It’s a change of agricultural practice‘: Danone’s regenerative agriculture programmes with dairy farmers
Agriculture - Regenerative agriculture - Nestle - Cargill - Project - Cocoa-shell fertiliser
September 12, 2023
Cocoa-shell fertiliser: Nestle and Cargill team up for regenerative agriculture project
Agriculture - Agriculture régénératrice - Pratiques régénératrices - Temps - Recherche
8 septembre 2023
Les approches « régénératives » de l’agriculture prennent du temps – recherche
Agriculture - Crédits carbone - Apad - Label bas-carbone
8 septembre 2023
Label bas-carbone : l’Apad engage 215 fermes et 307 521 crédits carbone
Agriculture - Agrochimie - Insecticides - Insectes
12 septembre 2023
[Vidéo] - Insecticide - Comment l'agrochimie a tué les insectes | ARTE
Depuis 1990, la population d’insectes aurait chuté de 75 % en Europe. Aussi captivante qu’alarmante, cette enquête internationale pointe le rôle des néonicotinoïdes, des insecticides neurotoxiques, dans le désastre écologique en cours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGolckp24Es
Policies and Governments
U.N. - Paris Agreement Climate - Analysis - COP28
September 13, 2023
U.N. Releases Paris Agreement Climate Analysis Ahead Of COP28
U.N. - Climate goals
September 8, 2023
U.N. says more needed 'on all fronts' to meet climate goals
* World not on track to reach global warming reduction goals
* Ahead of Dubai climate talks, U.N. issues call for action
* Another 20 gigatonnes of CO2 reductions needed this decade
UK - Harmful pesticides - Ban - Fail
September 13, 2023
UK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU
Campaigners say Britain becoming ‘toxic poster child of Europe’ and accuse ministers of breaking Brexit promise on standards
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/13/uk-fails-ban-pesticides-outlawed-use-in-eu
UN - Climate change - Way of life - Transformation - UN review
September 9, 2023
Climate change: UN calls for radical changes to stem warming
Tackling climate change needs a rapid transformation of the way our world works, travels, eats and uses energy, according to an important UN review.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66753909
UE - Von der Leyen - Carbon pricing - Key climate tool - Africa Climate Summit - Africa
September 5, 2023
Von der Leyen pitches carbon pricing as key climate tool for Africa
It’s ‘one of the most effective tools in our hands,’ says Commission chief.
France - Climat - Emissions de CO₂ - Sols - Forêts
14 septembre 2023
Climat : la France a diminué ses émissions de CO₂ en 2022, mais les forêts et les sols ont moins absorbé que prévu
Au total, le pays n’a pas atteint ses objectifs, souligne l’Observatoire climat-énergie dans son rapport annuel, appelant à renforcer « l’adaptation des forêts métropolitaines au changement climatique ».
France - Marc Fesneau - Agriculture - Transition - Budget 2024
10 septembre 2023
Transition de l’agriculture : Marc Fesneau annonce « près d’un milliard d’euros » supplémentaires au budget 2024
L’enveloppe doit favoriser l’installation d’exploitants, la transmission des fermes et la planification écologique, selon le ministre.
France - Laurent Berger - Syndicalisme - Action climatique - Crédit Mutuel
13 septembre 2023
Recruté par le Crédit Mutuel : Laurent Berger, du syndicalisme à l'action climatique et environnementale
Trois mois après avoir quitté la tête du premier syndicat de France, l'ex-patron de la CFDT intègrera ce vendredi le groupe bancaire, pour une mission liée aux mutations environnementales.
Tools - Resources
Nature-based solutions - Busting the myths - Nature4Climate - Paper
September 13, 2023
Nature as a critical climate solution: Busting the myths around nature-based solutions Nature4Climate has published a new paper that busts the most-frequently cited myths around nature-based solutions. We know that nature is a critical climate solution, but high levels of misinformation is discrediting viable solutions and drastically slowing or even halting action. Here, we aim to help overcome prevailing misconceptions and promote an "and-and" narrative, the urgency of which has been highlighted by the recent Global Stocktake Assessment Report. This resource is a must read for anyone looking for the facts on nature-based solutions.
United Nations Foundation - Smallholder agriculture - Climate-Resilient - Africa - Research - Innovation
September, 2023
Empower Climate-Resilient smallholder agriculture by investing in African Research and innovation
United Nations Foundation publishes a new paper, “Empower climate-resilient smallholder agriculture by investing in African research and innovation”, recommending three strategies for more effectively investing in smallholder-centered research and innovation that advance climate-resilient agriculture [source Nature4Climate].
Carbone - Marchés volontaires - VCM - Guide - Entreprises - Report - World Economic Forum
September, 2023
Développer les marchés volontaires du carbone : un guide pour l'action des entreprises
Le marché volontaire du carbone (VCM) représente un levier important pour contribuer à accélérer les actions climatiques à fort impact, à protéger la nature et à conduire la transition énergétique vers zéro émission nette.
https://www.weforum.org/whitepapers/scaling-voluntary-carbon-markets-a-playbook-for-corporate-action
Research - Study
Agroecology - Mineral fertilizer - Sub-Saharan Africa - Research
September 13, 2023
The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa - by Gatien N Falconnier, Rémi Cardinael, Marc Corbeels, Frédéric Baudron, Pauline Chivenge, Antoine Couëdel, Aude Ripoche, François Affholder, Krishna Naudin, Emilie Benaillon, Leonard Rusinamhodzi, Louise Leroux, Bernard Vanlauwe, and Ken E Giller
Can farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) boost crop yields and improve food availability without using more mineral fertilizer? This question has been at the center of lively debates among the civil society, policy-makers, and in academic editorials. Proponents of the “yes” answer have put forward the “input reduction” principle of agroecology, i.e. by relying on agrobiodiversity, recycling and better efficiency, agroecological practices such as the use of legumes and manure can increase crop productivity without the need for more mineral fertilizer. We reviewed decades of scientific literature on nutrient balances in SSA, biological nitrogen fixation of tropical legumes, manure production and use in smallholder farming systems, and the environmental impact of mineral fertilizer. Our analyses show that more mineral fertilizer is needed in SSA for five reasons: (i) the starting point in SSA is that agricultural production is “agroecological” by default, that is, very low mineral fertilizer use, widespread mixed crop-livestock systems and large crop diversity including legumes, but leading to poor soil fertility as a result of widespread soil nutrient mining, (ii) the nitrogen needs of crops cannot be adequately met solely through biological nitrogen fixation by legumes and recycling of animal manure, (iii) other nutrients like phosphorus and potassium need to be replaced continuously, (iv) mineral fertilizers, if used appropriately, cause little harm to the environment, and (v) reducing the use of mineral fertilizers would hamper productivity gains and contribute indirectly to agricultural expansion and to deforestation. Yet, the agroecological principles directly related to soil fertility—recycling, efficiency, diversity—remain key in improving soil health and nutrient-use efficiency, and are critical to sustaining crop productivity in the long run. We argue for a nuanced position that acknowledges the critical need for more mineral fertilizers in SSA, in combination with the use of agroecological practices and adequate policy support.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00307270231199795
Miscellaneaous
Planetary boundaries - Water - Cycle - Human activities - Study
September14, 2023
Six of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached because of human activities: Study
This does not imply immediate disaster but raises the risk of setting processes in motion that will likely irreversibly change overall environmental conditions on Earth
Water - Earth's water cycle - Cycle
September14, 2023
How we broke the water cycle and can no longer rely on rain to fall
We thought Earth's water cycle was resilient to human meddling, but new analysis shows our supplies of water in plants and soil that are critical to generating rainfall are dangerously low. Here is what we must do to repair the damage
Eau douce - Cycle - Limites planétaires
14 septembre 2023
Cycle de l’eau douce : une nouvelle limite planétaire vient d’être franchie
Le cycle de l'eau douce est la sixième limite planétaire à être franchie selon une actualisation publiée mercredi 13 septembre. Deux autres sont en sursis, l'acidification des océans et la présence des aérosols dans l'atmosphère. Si cela n'est pas irréversible, il y a urgence à inverser la tendance.
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September 1 to 8, 2023
“4 per 1000” initiative - Soil - Food security - Solution - Carbon mitigation - Southeast Asia
August 7, 2023
Leveraging Dirt: Soil as Southeast Asia’s Under-explored Solution for Carbon Mitigation and Food Security
“4 per 1000” initiative - Quotation - Save Soil - Sadhguru - India
April 9, 2023
Response from govt, citizens overwhelming: Sadhguru on 1 year of 'Save Soil Movement' | Top Points
Iniciativa “4 por 1000” - Mención - Institucional - Gobierno de España - Dotación
18 de julio de 2023
El Gobierno contribuye con 141.200 euros a organizaciones y programas internacionales de carácter agrícola, ganadero y pesquero
Iniciativa “4 por 1000” - Mención - Gobierno de España - Dotación
18 de julio de 2023
El Gobierno contribuye con 141.200 euros a organizaciones agrícolas, ganaderas y pesqueras
Iniciativa “4 por 1000” - Mención - Gobierno de España - Dotación
18 de julio de 2023
Aprobados 25 millones para créditos agrarios y 141.200 euros en programas internacionales
El objetivo de los fondos es facilitar el acceso a la financiación de pequeñas y medianas empresas del sector
https://www.eldia.es/nacional/2023/07/18/aprobados-25-millones-creditos-agrarios-90029113.html
Iniciativa “4 por 1000” - Mención - Suiza
22 de junio de 2023
“Cultivar” carbono beneficia al suelo y al clima
https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/economia/cultivar-carbono-es-bueno-para-el-suelo-y-el-clima/48604318
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security - Forest - Carbon
Agriculture - Climate crisis - Global food shortage - Food security
September 5, 2023
Climate crisis could contribute to a global food shortage by 2050, US special envoy on food security warns
Cary Fowler says world needs to produce 50-60% more food by middle of the century but global heating is expected to reduce yield rates
Agriculture - Farm Emissions - Greenhouse gas emissions - Billion-Dollar Plan - Scientists - US
September 5, 2023
A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse
Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided.
Agriculture - ‘Diversified farms’ - Birds - Biodiversity - Study - Costa Rica
September 9, 2023
‘Diversified farms’ provide sanctuary for Costa Rica birds — study
The findings may seem intuitive, said one ecologist, but it's extremely rare to have detailed long-term data from tropical regions to show that varied farming landscapes can sustain some forest bird populations.
Agriculture - Climate change - Food insecurity - Lab-grown fruit - Scientists - New Zealand
September 7, 2023
In the face of climate change and food insecurity, New Zealand considers lab-grown fruit
Scientists will attempt to create fruit without the parts that are normally discarded like the core of an apple or orange pith
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/07/new-zealand-lab-grown-fruit?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-5
Agriculture - Carbon farming - Agriculture du carbone - Sols - Documentaire - Arte
31 août 2023
Carbon farming : l’agriculture du carbone
On poursuit l'exploration de techniques agricoles alternatives au Pays basque où Felix utilise un système de pâturage "tournant" pour régénérer plus efficacement les sols et leur permettre d’absorber le CO2. En Bourgogne, Fabrice a créé une forêt-jardin, un écosystème formant un puissant piège à carbone. Au Pays basque, Félix Noblia utilise un système de pâturage "tournant", consistant à déplacer régulièrement son troupeau d’une parcelle à l’autre. Les sols se régénèrent plus efficacement et sont plus à même d’absorber le CO2. En Bourgogne, Fabrice Desjours a créé un jardin-forêt : un écosystème constitué d’arbres fruitiers, qui forme un puissant piège à carbone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhQccUoW9j4
Agriculture - Sols - Sols vivants - Sarah Singla - Documentaire - Arte
31 août 2023
De la Terre-Mère au sol vivant | Roots (2/5) | ARTE
En France, dans le Massif central, Sarah Singla pratique une agriculture de conservation qui s’appuie sur trois principes : perturbation minimale du sol, couverture permanente de la terre et rotation des cultures. Dans le Périgord, Benoît Le Baube protège également ses champs en ne les labourant plus. Il utilise par ailleurs des déchets organiques pour fertiliser la terre. En France, dans le Massif central, Sarah Singla pratique une agriculture de conservation qui s’appuie sur trois principes : perturbation minimale du sol, couverture permanente de la terre et rotation des cultures. Dans le Périgord, Benoît Le Baube protège également ses champs en ne les labourant plus. Il utilise par ailleurs des déchets organiques pour fertiliser la terre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9wRwvEHFsA
Agriculture - Désertification - Terres - Permaculture - Documentaire - Arte
31 août 2023
Désertification : extension du domaine de la lutte | Roots (1/5) | ARTE
Alors qu’un quart des émissions de gaz à effet de serre provient de l’agriculture, comment se nourrir sans abîmer la planète ? Le journaliste Pierre Girard rencontre des paysans et des paysannes qui prennent soin de la terre. Dans cet épisode, il découvre un système d'irrigation ancestral en Andalousie et la culture "en lasagnes" en Allemagne. En Andalousie, face à l’assèchement des sols, l’agricultrice Remedios Arres a remis en place les acequias, un système d’irrigation inventé voilà plusieurs siècles, qui répand de l’eau dans le sol de façon équilibrée. En Allemagne, dans le Brandebourg, Johanna Häger s’inspire elle aussi de techniques ancestrales, qu’elle associe à des principes tirés de la permaculture, notamment celui de la culture en lasagnes – une superposition de couches de matériaux de compostage sur lesquelles les plantations se nourrissent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sabih757vIw
Agriculture - Climat - Fortes pluies - Québec
4 septembre 2023
[vidéo 2’37] - L’agriculture affectée par les fortes pluies - Explications de Martin Blanchet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSh1VBqlgmA
Agriculture - Soil - Soil degradation - Soil Health - Farmers - Land managers - Environmental activists - Save Soil - UK
September 2, 2023
‘Urgent action’ needed on unsustainable soil degradation, campaigners warn
Environmental activists have warned that farmers and land managers need more resources to restore soil health as the UK marks Organic September.
Policies and Governments
UE - Certification carbone - Cadre européen - Gaz à effet de serre - Réduction - Agriculteurs - Pratiques
6 septembre 2023
Certification carbone : vers un cadre européen plus large
Contrairement à ce qui avait été initialement proposé, le futur cadre européen de la certification carbone pourrait s'élargir et prendre en compte les pratiques qui permettent de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre.
Climate
Climate - Extreme weather - Climate action - Climate scientists
August 28, 2023
Dramatic climate action needed to curtail ‘crazy’ extreme weather
Heatwaves, wildfires and floods are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’, leading climate scientists say
Climate - Extreme weather - Summer 2023 - Climate scientists - World Meteorological Organization
September 6, 2023
This summer broke the world record for the highest temperature officially recorded
https://apnews.com/article/un-hottest-summer-climate-change-b7c7936070952da781af01288607b1f1
Climat - Eté 2023 - Chaleur - Monde - Observatoire européen Copernicus
6 septembre 2023
L’été 2023 a été le plus chaud jamais mesuré dans le monde, selon l’observatoire européen Copernicus
« L’effondrement climatique a commencé », a réagi mercredi le secrétaire général des Nations unies, Antonio Guterres, dans un communiqué.
Money and Finance
Big business - EU - To cut emissions - 90 per cent
September 5, 2023
Big business urges EU to adopt target to cut emissions 'at least 90 per cent' by 2040
Carbon credits - African carbon credits - Hundreds of millions of dollars - Climate summit
September 5, 2023
Hundreds of millions of dollars pledged for African carbon credits at climate summit
Policies and Governments
UE - Parlement européen - Commission de l’Agriculture - AGRI - Sols - Carbone - Rémunération
31 août 2023
Agriculture : des eurodéputés veulent rémunérer les absorptions de carbone
La commission de l’Agriculture (AGRI) du Parlement européen a proposé d’aller au-delà du champ d’application du nouveau cadre de l’UE pour la certification des puits de carbone en agriculture en prévoyant la rémunération et l’échange de certificats d’absorptions.
EU - European Parliament - Committee on Agriculture - AGRI - Soils - Carbon - Remuneration
August 31, 2023
EU lawmakers insist on monetisation of carbon farming
Miscellaneaous
Chantiers - Agenda - France - Europe - Agriculture - Artificialisation des sols - Biodiversité - France Nature Environnement
5 septembre 2023
Les grands chantiers de la rentrée
https://fne.asso.fr/actualites/les-grands-chantiers-de-la-rentree
Crédits carbone - Histoire - Compensation - Contribution - Explications
6 septembre 2023
Histoire des crédits carbone : vie et mort d'une fausse bonne idée ?
https://theconversation.com/histoire-des-credits-carbone-vie-et-mort-dune-fausse-bonne-idee-212903
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August 25 to September 1, 2023
“4 per 1000” initiative - Research - Policy review for the 4‰ Initiative - Global soil governance
March 2023
Emerging new global soil governance structure in agrifood systems: Taking the “4 per 1,000” initiative as an example - Li Li, Xiaojing Song, Yang Liu, Li Chai
Food systems emit 21%-37% of the global greenhouse gases (GHGs). Soil degradation, accelerated by global warming, poses a threat to over 40% of the land surfaces, threatening food security. Keeping soils alive and healthy could not only play a part in food security, but also in sequestrating GHGs for climate mitigation. In 2015, the “4 per 1,000” Initiative was launched in Paris COP21, indicating that a “4‰” annual growth rate of the soil organic carbon sequestration could hold the temperature increase within 1.5°C−2°C. However, major GHG emitting countries haven't signed the 4‰ Initiative at national level. Political willingness need to be encouraged though institutional innovations in the global soil governance (GSG). This article conducts a comprehensive policy review for the 4‰ Initiative and attempts to develop the concept of global soil governance from an aspect of New Common But Differentiated Responsibility. The SOC sink targets reveal that countries like China, India, the UK, the US, and France take more pains than those like Australia, Russia, and Canada. A new “soil carbon rich” and “soil carbon poor” divide is perceived, which needs to be taken into the GSG as a restructuring motivation for setting a more practical and integrated framework. In that sense, some developed countries face similar challenges as the developing countries do, but could contribute more in finance and technology. Bandwagon of applying sustainable agricultural land management (SALM) methodology in carbon markets implies that soil-climate co-benefits get greater practical momentum with quantified trading platforms, which may stimulate potentiality if embodied in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1104252/full
“4 per 1000” initiative - Compost - Farming practices - Australia
June 12, 2023
The case for compost: why recycling food waste is so much better than sending it to landfill
“4 per 1000” initiative - SOC sequestration - Conservation tillage practices - Green manure - Biochar - Study - South Korea
December 2022
Feasibility of 4 per 1000 initiative analyzed from national scale assessment of SOC sequestration by conservation tillage practices - Hyun, jun Ge, Yoo, Gayoung
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022AGUFMGC45E1005H/abstract
Initiative « 4 pour 1000 » - Séminaire Afrique de l’Ouest - Fondation FARM - Institutionnel
30 août 2023
Comment améliorer la santé des sols en Afrique de l’Ouest ?
Les agriculteurs d’Afrique de l’Ouest sont confrontés à une perte de fertilité chronique des sols agricoles. Leur vulnérabilité s’accentue dans un contexte toujours plus complexe : demande croissante en produits agricoles, instabilité géopolitique, changement climatique… Quelles solutions concrètes peuvent être diffusées pour améliorer la résilience des agricultures forestières ouest-africaines ? La Fondation FARM s’est rendue en Côte d’Ivoire à la rencontre de plusieurs acteurs de terrain.
https://fondation-farm.org/sante-sols-afrique-cote-ivoire/
Initiative « 4 pour 1000 » - Annonce séminaire
30 mai 2023
Stocker du carbone dans les sols pour freiner le changement climatique, une bonne idée ? séminaire à Paris
Agriculture and Agroforestry - Soil - Food Security - Forest - Carbon
Agriculture - Sols - Terres - Santé des sols
23 août 2023
Nos terres agricoles mal en point sont-elles récupérables?
Agriculture - Sols - Racines - Bonnes pratiques - Plantes de couverture
30 août 2023
Mettre des racines dans le sol
« Nos rendements sont assez stables bon an mal an et ils cherchent à tirer vers le haut » - Marie-Claude De Martin, Ferme Ajiro
https://www.lebulletin.com/cultures/sols-dexception/mettre-des-racines-dans-le-sol-129144
Agriculture - Sols - Matière organique - Paille - IRD
30 août 2023
La paille, meilleur atout pour augmenter la matière organique des sols
Agriculture - Riz - Tomates - Oignons - Prix - Climat - Exportations - Insécurité alimentaire
25 août 2023
Riz, tomates, oignons… En Inde, les prix explosent suite aux aléas climatiques.
Pour enrayer l’envolée des prix de l’alimentation, entraînée par l’inflation et les impacts du changement climatique, le gouvernement indien annonce depuis quelques semaines une série de mesures visant à sécuriser le marché intérieur. Parmi elles, l’interdiction de l’exportation du riz non-basmati concentre les inquiétudes, alors que l’insécurité alimentaire mondiale persiste à un niveau important.
Agriculture - Agriculteurs - Crédit carbone - Soil Capital
30 août 2023
Crédits carbone : 3,2 millions d'euros versés à 400 agriculteurs pour la régénération des sols
Soil Capital a versé cet été 3 200 000 millions d'euros à 400 agriculteurs. Une somme qui correspond à la « rémunération carbone » pour des pratiques agricoles vertueuses, qui améliorent la santé du sol et la séquestration du carbone. L’association poursuit son programme pour une agriculture « régénérative et rémunératrice ». Elle compte à ce jour 1000 agriculteurs engagés dans la démarche.
Agriculture - Agroecology - Agroecology alliance - Food production systems - Food security - AFSA - Congo Basin
August 28, 2023
Agroecology alliance calls for more food at less cost to nature in Congo Basin
* The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) will make the case for reorienting food production systems and agricultural policy at a meeting in Kinshasa from Aug. 29-31.
* Food security across the Congo Basin is threatened by impoverished soils, climate change, and displacement due to armed conflict, forum attendees say.
* Governments in the region back improved seeds and synthetic fertilizer for small-scale farmers as well as large-scale agriculture projects to boost yields and revenue.
* AFSA argues these strategies cause more harm than good to both farmers and forests, and calls for a turn to agroecological methods instead.
Agriculture - Climate change - China’s cropland
August 24, 2023
Q&A: How is climate change affecting China’s cropland?
https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-is-climate-change-affecting-chinas-cropland/
Breeding - Cattle farming - Cows - Climate change - Heat stress - Study
August 24, 2023
Cattle farming expansion and unchecked climate change would expose more than 1 billion cows to heat stress, study finds
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-cattle-farming-expansion-unchecked-climate.html
Policies and Governments
Canada - Gouvernement - Sénatrice Paula Simons - Santé des sols - Sols des prairies
31 août 2023
La sénatrice Paula Simons veut que le gouvernement protège les sols des Prairies
Canada - Ottawa - Agriculture - Sols - Laboratoires vivants - Investissements
24 août 2023
Changements climatiques : 4,5 M$ investis dans les Laboratoires vivants de l’Î.-P.-É.
Des chercheurs et des agriculteurs de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard qui participent au programme Laboratoires vivants bénéficieront d’un financement de 4,5 millions de dollars sur les cinq prochaines années. Cet argent devrait participer à développer des pratiques qui aident les agriculteurs à s'adapter aux changements climatiques.
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2005835/laboratoires-vivants-fermes-climat-ipe-living-labs
EU Commission - Green Deal commissioner - Šefčovič - Frans Timmermans
August 22, 2023
Šefčovič replaces Timmermans as EU Green Deal chief
The Green Deal commissioner was chosen to lead a left-wing alliance in the Netherlands’ November election.
https://www.politico.eu/article/frans-timmermans-quit-eu-climate-chief-return-dutch-politics/
Research - Study
“4 per 1,000” initiative - Research - Policy review for the 4‰ Initiative - Global soil governance
March 2023
Emerging new global soil governance structure in agrifood systems: Taking the “4 per 1,000” initiative as an example - Li Li, Xiaojing Song, Yang Liu, Li Chai
Food systems emit 21%-37% of the global greenhouse gases (GHGs). Soil degradation, accelerated by global warming, poses a threat to over 40% of the land surfaces, threatening food security. Keeping soils alive and healthy could not only play a part in food security, but also in sequestrating GHGs for climate mitigation. In 2015, the “4 per 1,000” Initiative was launched in Paris COP21, indicating that a “4‰” annual growth rate of the soil organic carbon sequestration could hold the temperature increase within 1.5°C−2°C. However, major GHG emitting countries haven't signed the 4‰ Initiative at national level. Political willingness need to be encouraged though institutional innovations in the global soil governance (GSG). This article conducts a comprehensive policy review for the 4‰ Initiative and attempts to develop the concept of global soil governance from an aspect of New Common But Differentiated Responsibility. The SOC sink targets reveal that countries like China, India, the UK, the US, and France take more pains than those like Australia, Russia, and Canada. A new “soil carbon rich” and “soil carbon poor” divide is perceived, which needs to be taken into the GSG as a restructuring motivation for setting a more practical and integrated framework. In that sense, some developed countries face similar challenges as the developing countries do, but could contribute more in finance and technology. Bandwagon of applying sustainable agricultural land management (SALM) methodology in carbon markets implies that soil-climate co-benefits get greater practical momentum with quantified trading platforms, which may stimulate potentiality if embodied in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1104252/full
“4 per 1,000” initiative - SOC sequestration - Conservation tillage practices - Green manure - Biochar - Study - South Korea
December 2022
Feasibility of 4 per 1000 initiative analyzed from national scale assessment of SOC sequestration by conservation tillage practices - Hyun, jun Ge, Yoo, Gayoung
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022AGUFMGC45E1005H/abstract
Climate change - Pathways to 1.5C - Carbon capture - Carbon storage
August 23, 2023
Adjusting 1.5 degree C climate change mitigation pathways in light of adverse new information -
Ajay Gambhir, Shivika Mittal, Robin D. Lamboll, Neil Grant, Dan Bernie, Laila Gohar, Adam Hawkes, Alexandre Köberle, Joeri Rogelj & Jason A. Lowe
Understanding how 1.5 °C pathways could adjust in light of new adverse information, such as a reduced 1.5 °C carbon budget, or slower-than-expected low-carbon technology deployment, is critical for planning resilient pathways. We use an integrated assessment model to explore potential pathway adjustments starting in 2025 and 2030, following the arrival of new information. The 1.5 °C target remains achievable in the model, in light of some adverse information, provided a broad portfolio of technologies and measures is still available. If multiple pieces of adverse information arrive simultaneously, average annual emissions reductions near 3 GtCO2/yr for the first five years following the pathway adjustment, compared to 2 GtCO2/yr in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic began. Moreover, in these scenarios of multiple simultaneous adverse information, by 2050 mitigation costs are 4-5 times as high as a no adverse information scenario, highlighting the criticality of developing a wide range of mitigation options, including energy demand reduction options.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-40673-4
