Three Tales of Biodiversity Revival in Latin America
FAO and the Global Environment Facility spotlight three projects restoring ecosystems across Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela—showcasing how nature recovery underpins food security and rural livelihoods. In Brazil’s Caatinga, farmer Eusébia Bezerra, supported by a sustainable agroforestry project, turned drought-hit land into a diversified orchard that now supplies a local cooperative while conserving native species like […]
Who’s Driving Regenerative Agriculture in Europe? Mapping 849 Actors and Their Agendas
A new peer-reviewed study in npj Sustainable Agriculture analyzes 849 websites and 131 farmer interviews across Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal to map who promotes “regenerative agriculture,” where they are based, and what they actually advocate. The authors find that the movement began as farmer-led, but since ~2020 has been increasingly shaped by […]
Governments Launch Coalition to Boost High-Integrity Carbon Credit Markets
At COP30, an international coalition of governments unveiled the Shared Principles for Growing High-Integrity Use of Carbon Credits by Companies and Other Buyers, a new global framework designed to harmonize how corporations engage in carbon markets. The initiative—launched under the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets and co-chaired by Kenya, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, with […]
Gold Standard Approves First CORSIA-Eligible Carbon Credits
Gold Standard has officially certified its first carbon credit project eligible under CORSIA, marking a historic step for the aviation industry’s Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation. The project—a clean cooking initiative in Malawi developed by Hestian—has generated over 1.5 million credits that airlines can now use during CORSIA’s Phase One (2024–2026) compliance […]
EU States Seal 2040 Climate Deal with Expanded Carbon Credit Role
After intense negotiations extending into early Wednesday morning, European Union member states reached a compromise to formally set the bloc’s next climate target — a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The deal resolves months of disputes among countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, which had […]
Funding the Missing Forests
How Oreasoc and the Quilombolas Project are rewriting the rules of REDD+, ARR, ALM, sustainability, and shared prosperityBy Oreasoc Agriculture The funding illusion For decades, we’ve been telling ourselves a comforting story that global conservation funding is saving the planet. But the data reveals another reality.A sweeping, 25-year analysis published in Proceedings of the […]
Can Swedish Agriculture Become a Carbon Sink Instead of a Source?
Agriculture represents about 13% of Sweden’s greenhouse gas emissions, yet it also holds vast potential for carbon sequestration. A growing movement toward carbon farming—supported by EU frameworks such as the LULUCF Regulation and the Common Agricultural Policy—aims to transform Sweden’s agricultural lands into a major carbon sink. Through practices like cover cropping, reduced tillage, mixed […]
Russia Secures Indian Carbon Credits via Uzbekistan Solar Investment
Russian oil company Tatneft has announced the registration of its first solar energy project in Uzbekistan under India’s Universal Carbon Registry (UCR), marking a new level of cooperation in carbon credit generation across Eurasia. The initiative involves the installation of 0.33 MW of rooftop solar panels at Tatneft’s tire manufacturing plant in Angren, providing clean […]
EU Launches Strategy to Empower Young Farmers and Renew Agriculture
The European Commission has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for generational renewal in agriculture, addressing the aging farmer population and aiming to double the share of young farmers by 2040. With the average age of EU farmers now at 57 and only 12% under 40, the plan seeks to make agriculture more attractive and sustainable by […]
France Explores Career Transitions into Farming Through Vocational Training
A new Analysis Note (n°223) from France’s Department of Agriculture, Agri-Food, and Food Sovereignty examines how vocational training supports career transitions into agriculture amid growing workforce renewal challenges. The study focuses on the Vocational Certificate in Farm Management (BPREA) offered by public agricultural training centres (CFPPA), which provide professional capacity and access to start-up aid […]
AI Report Outlines Path to Sustainable Agriculture in Europe
A new report commissioned by the European Commission and conducted by Fraunhofer IESE highlights the potential of artificial intelligence to transform agriculture into a more sustainable and resilient sector. AI-enabled decision-making support tools can help farmers boost efficiency, reduce inputs, and manage risks more effectively. However, adoption remains limited due to barriers such as lack […]
Brazil’s Lula Urges Global Unity Against Climate Denialism
On September 24, 2025, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed the UN Climate Summit in New York, calling for global action to uphold the Paris Agreement and reject climate denialism. Lula stressed that all nations must submit and honor their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), describing them as essential roadmaps for achieving emissions reductions. […]