#repost from @rainforestalliance What's the difference between sustainable and regenerative agriculture? ā£ ā£ For the Rainforest Alliance, sustainability is a journeyāand the destination is regeneration.ā£ ā£ In other words, sustainable farming is a harm-reduction approachāa crucial first step on the path toward creating an overall system that actually *adds* to natureās richness. A farmer can begin by reducing external inputs like pesticides, for example, and eventually enhance the health of her land so much pesticides arenāt needed at all. When measures to enrich landāsuch as planting shade trees to protect and nourish soilsāare applied on all fronts, you have yourself a regenerative farm.ā£ ā£ Here are some areas in which the Rainforest Alliance promotes regenerative agriculture:ā£ ā£ š¦ Farm and forest biodiversityā£ š Waterwaysā£ āļø Climate change: adaptation, resilience, and mitigationā£ š Integrated soil, weed, and pest managementā£ š©š½āš¾ Improved productivity and livelihoodsā£ ā£ The farmers we work with around the world have demonstrated that agriculture has great potential to positively impact biodiversity and climate. āNature has been very forgiving so far,ā Rainforest Alliance agriculture expert Juliana Jaramillo says. āBut thatās changing. Weāre seeing signs that it may not come back from our abuse. Thatās why itās no longer enough to reduce our harmful impactsāwe have to improve the health of the Earth. And agriculture offers a wonderful opportunity to do that.āā£ Read more at the link in our bio. ā£ #RainforestAlliance #RegenerativeAgriculture #RestoreEarth #RestoreNature https://www.instagram.com/p/CSy5TArLVRq/?utm_medium=tumblr
