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In this dialogue, our approach was to explore the reasons behind food choices, digging into resources from behavioral science to market analysis and the impact of faith and culture. Recognizing that the Food Systems of today are unsustainable, leading to deforestation, climate change, destruction of ecosystems, food insecurity, and malnutrition, a transformation is urgently needed in order to ensure the survival of mankind and all living beings on Earth. Global leaders must strongly comply with the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change to meet its ambitious climate targets. How... قراءة المزيدever, in order to make these changes, the public must first be able to accept a fundamental shift in dietary choices. According to the IPCC, industrial agriculture is responsible for one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Agriculture uses about 70% of global freshwater and occupies very large parts of land: It is estimated that around 40 % of the terrestrial surface is used as croplands and grazing lands. In some parts of the world, this represents a significant cause for deforestation. Drivers linked to food production cause 70% of terrestrial biodiversity loss as a result of the growing demand for resources. In addition, as the loss of habitats forces wildlife to move closer and closer to civilization, zoonoses become an increasing concern. Food insecurity has resulted in an epidemic of hunger (especially in the Global South): Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 690 million people worldwide were undernourished. Meanwhile, in the Global North, more than 70% of the US adult population suffers from obesity or being overweight as a result of poor dietary choices and overconsumption, they are therefore more likely to deal with diabetes, heart disease and other health issues. It is clear that our current food systems are detrimental to our health and wellbeing, destructive of the environment, unsustainable, and inequitable. From the mountains of evidence and research on the inevitable collapse of our food systems, a rapid and abrupt shift in food production and consumption is necessary in order to ensure the survival of life on Earth, if not to mitigate the environmental impacts of food production then to adapt to an environment which has already been drastically altered. This implies a shift in dietary choices--a global shift towards plant-centric diets may be key to sustainability in the near future. Our dietary choices are deeply ingrained in personal identity. Despite the overwhelming evidence that a shift in food systems is not only necessary but inevitable, without public acceptance and consent to this shift, governments will be reluctant to make the necessary policies for change. قراءة القليل

There was little divergence in the discussions. Instead, the participants identified possible constraints to their proposed recommendations: a) Lack of political will among policy makers to expedite the process of the policies that support, recognize and promote the FMSS b) Lack of resources to a) undertake consultative meetings with stakeholders in the policy development process, b) raise awareness on the importance of policies that recognise and support FMSS, c) provide incentives for creating a favourable environment and d) conduct trainings for farmers on quality seed production. c) Existi... قراءة المزيدng seed laws which do not support the FMSS constrain operationalizing the proposed actions. The time taken for policy change is often very long and this has a potential to slow down the implementation of the recommendations d) Seed Companies may oppose the development of policies that foster a conducive environment for the FMSS as they may perceive this as a threat to their seed business. e) Low yields of local farmer seeds. Efforts should be developed at the technical level to improve these using simple methods such as Participatory Variety Enhancement (PVE) and Participatory Variety Development (PVD) f) Lack of legislative and policy frameworks to promote farmer seed systems. The private sector is closer to the centres of power than those of the proponents of farmer seed systems. Proponents of farmer systems should develop capacities to engage those responsible for policy-making. g) Advocacy and lobby champions for farmer seed systems are still too few. There is a need to build a critical mass of champions at all levels (field, technical, policy and legislative levels). قراءة القليل

Recommendation 3: At the technical level, farmers and dialogue stakeholders recommend ensuring farmers’ seed security, including use of biodiversity as part of anticipatory actions for disaster risk management in the context of climate change. ● Ensure farmers have continuous access to crop diversity through institutionalised linkages with private and public stakeholders. ● Support and invest in the sustainable use of Neglected and Underutilised Species. ● Support the establishment of farmer seed enterprises as a strategy for seed sector development. Identify local seed companies and s... قراءة المزيدtart building on them to promote and enhance NUS. ● Increase research and investment on small grain processing equipment for smallholder farmers to ease the drudgery involved in processing small grains. ● Consider Community Seed Banks as seed hubs and sources of quality seed. They should also be recognised as centres of knowledge and information management. The Community Seed Banks should be linked with Universities, National Gene Banks and interface with policy makers. ● Promote Farmer Field Schools (FFS) as a strategy to build and empower communities for experimental learning, agriculture research agenda setting, data collection and analysis by farmers, decision-making and participation related to crop growing conditions in local communities. ● Promote agro-ecological approaches that complement the conservation and use of plant genetic resources for sustainable food production, and for the restoration of lost biodiversity, degraded soils, and water management. It should be the economic driver of food and nutrition security based on sustainability, resilience, and increased food production ● Institutionalise farmers’ active participation and capacity building in decision making and implementation, taking into account the diversity of farmers seed perspectives, cultures, gender and social inclusion, and knowledge management systems. قراءة القليل

Recommendation 2: At the policy and legislative levels, farmers and dialogue stakeholders recommend engagement with multiple stakeholders to define the complementarities between the commercial seed systems and farmer managed seed systems (FMSS). The harmonisation of seed policies and laws should recognize and support FMSS as crucial to food and nutrition security in the context of climate change adaptation. ● Broadly define FMSS for the formulation of a policy and legislative framework which recognises farmer seed systems in terms of production, marketing, and distribution under ecologically... قراءة المزيد adaptive conditions; Formulate policy support to enhance FMSS’ value chains from access of materials, seeds development and production, farmer friendly registration and quality certification to local marketing; Explore the use of FAO’s quality declared seed framework (QDS); Develop guidelines for registration of farmer varieties. ● Legislate and operationalize Farmers’ Rights in the context of a rights-based approach; Formulate a stand-alone farmers rights policy and legislation, which incorporates a functional benefit sharing mechanism that includes women as custodians of agricultural biodiversity; Engage the youths in agriculture. ● Apply sui-generis system for recognizing farmer varieties, including uncomplicated and appropriate varietal testing systems for farmers’ varieties. ● Create favourable policies for investments in developing local and domestic markets for farmer varieties; Create farmer centric local markets through the value chain; Create farmer centric business models and favourable marketing strategies for small holder farmers, which lead to a policy framework for agriculture inclusive of marketing and trade policy. ● At the policy, legislative and technical levels, institutionalise farmers’ active participation and capacity building in decision making and implementation of Farmer Seed Systems, taking into account the diversity of farmers seed perspectives, cultures, gender, economic and social inclusion and knowledge management systems. ● Create more seed networks so that farmers can participate at all levels of engagement on seed issues (national, regional or global). ● Promote Farmer Field Schools (FFS) as a strategy to build and empower communities for experimental learning, agriculture research agenda setting, data collection and analysis by farmers, decision-making and participation related to crop growing conditions in local communities. قراءة القليل

Recommendation 1: World leaders should recognize farmers’ roles and their contribution to local seeds and food systems; and institutionalize their active participation and engagement correspondingly. ● The importance of seeds to food systems needs to be recognised and approached in an integrated manner. Farmers need regular access to a diversity of good quality seeds that are suitable for their local agro-climatic conditions. Seeds are fundamental to the livelihoods of small holder farmers; as crop production starts with seed. “No seeds mean no food”. Therefore, seeds are vital for the... قراءة المزيد sustainable and equitable production and consumption of food. ● The challenges faced in local seed systems need to be understood. Farmers appealed for recognition of their views and work through creation of collaborative linkages between farmers, researchers, policy makers, and the seed industry. Farmers highlighted that they need to actively participate in decision making processes which affect their seeds and livelihoods. ● Farmer Managed Seed Systems (FMSS) need to be recognised and supported at the technical, policy and legislative, and at the socio-economic levels. In particular, women have roles as custodians of seeds; and they should be part of the leading role in FMSS. ● Young farmers should be engaged and their interests and roles should be enhanced. At the technical level: ● Plant genetic resources are important for food security. FMSS are continually under stress due to the changing climate. Agro-biodiversity is important in mitigating the adverse effects of, and adapting to climate change. The continued availability and accessibility of both traditional and improved crop varieties is key to present and future improvements in crop productivity. ● Smallholder farmers have a role in conserving and improving seeds through engaging in Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS), Enhancement (PVE) and Breeding (PPB). These are best conducted in Farmer Field Schools with the support of national and internal research and extension services. ● The farmers also stressed the important functions of Community Seed Banks (CSBs), which are a repository of a diversity of good quality seeds that are evaluated and selected by the farmers. In poor production seasons, the seedbank is a fallback strategy for farmers as they can withdraw or borrow seeds for (re)sowing. The community seed bank also needs strong linkages with the national gene bank for mutual support for seeds conservation and use. At the policy and legislative level: ● The farmers expressed their knowledge of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) and the need for national governments to implement Farmers’ Rights for the advancement of FMSS and complementarities in the seed sector. ● As the African region seeks to harmonise seed systems, there should be a clear standpoint for recognizing and supporting FMSS. The policy and legislative environment should enable farmers to produce and sell their own seeds and to broaden the genetic base of landraces and improved varieties for resilient food systems. ● The farmers articulated the challenges related to the registration of farmer varieties. The seed registration Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) requirements are too complex, strict, and unrealistic for farmers to meet. There is a need for separate requirements for the registration of farmer varieties. At the socio-economic level: ● The complementarities between the FMSS, public, and commercial seed sectors need to be enhanced. ● Farmers need access to the seeds markets for buying and selling farmer varieties. قراءة القليل

A. Locally produced food plays an important role in meeting local people’s food security and in ensuring dietary diversity. In much of Sub-Saharan Africa, small holder farmers provide up to 80% of the domestic food supply . At least half of these farmers are women. Local food systems refer to specific geographic and social networks of short value chain of food production, processing, marketing, distribution, consumption and waste management. In Zimbabwe, for example, farmers grow and gather a diversity of crops that are locally adapted to their agro-ecologies, socio-economies and cultural pr... قراءة المزيدeferences. Local food is grown on farm and in home gardens. Local edible plants are gathered in the wild. Local food systems are often linked to domestic markets where farmers sell and buy food in addition to what they produce locally. Diversity is important for the farmers for diets and resilience. Through a diversity of seeds, farmers get secured access to a diversity of nutritious food. Resilient seeds, or seeds that tolerate e.g., floods, drought and pest and diseases help ensure the availability and access to diverse and nutritious food such as small grains, legumes and vegetables. B. Local food systems are largely dependent on Farmer Managed Seeds Systems (FMSS). A seed system is the constellation of people and networks who utilize plant genetic resources in a chain of activities, which may include the identification, conservation, improvement, development, production, regulation, distribution and marketing of plant materials. Seed systems operate within evolving environments, markets and cultures. Formal seed systems typically involve public and private institutions. More informally, farmers’ seed systems operate locally and are based on farm-saved seeds. Farmer seed systems are significant for food production: 80% of farmers in Africa rely on farm-saved seeds and the local informal markets. Individually and collectively through e.g., Community Seed Banks, farmers manage a diversity of seeds of crops and crop varieties. Farmers manage their seeds through seed management practices such as seed selection, storage, keeping track of seed health and germination, and through multiplication, exchange and local sales. Farmers also conserve and adapt crops through varietal selection, varietal enhancement, and breeding. These activities are done individually and in Farmer Field Schools; and are supported by CSOs, researchers, and extension agents. C. Seed security is crucial to food security and livelihoods and is part of a community’s disaster risk management, especially in the context of climate change. Together with agro-ecological practices, and farmers accessing weather information and collecting weather data themselves, farmers use plant genetic resources as part of their climate adaptation strategies. In Zimbabwe, the farmers are experiencing recurrent droughts and unpredictable rainfall. In response, farmers used drought resistant crops and varieties such as millet, sorghum, and ground nut. Farmers also used crops that mature quicker and at different times so that they can adjust to erratic rainfall. A well-functioning and sustainably managed Community Seed Bank can provide farmers with quality seeds when they need to re-sow, when rainfall is too erratic, or when they lose their seeds from a failed harvest. D. Farmer Managed Seed Systems are resilient but are also under severe and multiple stresses. In this regard, farmers need continuous access to plant genetic resources. Farmers need policy, legislative, technical and market support from multiple stakeholders. It is important that networks of community seed banks are linked with national and international gene-banks. A network of community seed banks and/or Farmer Field Schools performs more effectively when linked and supported by other farmers, genebanks, plant breeders, and markets. Through the collaboration between farmers, breeders, and policy makers, breeders will gain a better understanding of farmers’ needs in crop varieties, while farmers can further adapt to local climatic conditions and markets. E. A vibrant seed sector is an inclusive sector. Smallholder farmers are critical to food and nutrition security and they play a key role in the farmer managed seeds system. In this regard, the participation and leadership of women needs to be ensured along with men and the youth. قراءة القليل

The major focus is the intrinsic link between seeds and food and how to support local farmers in their access and sustainable use of seeds. A transformative agenda for sustainable and equitable food systems needs to go hand in hand with equitable and sustainable seed systems, because “no seeds means no food”. In a continuous cycle, farmers grow food from seeds and farmers get their seeds from their food. Farmers’ innovation has domesticated and continues to enhance and develop plants that form the basis of local to global food systems. Plant genetic resources are the basis for resilience... قراءة المزيد and sustainability of our seed systems. Even prior to the Covid 19 pandemic, Zimbabwe has been facing the highest levels of acute food insecurity in a decade due to hyperinflation and reduced harvest aggravated by extreme weather events such as drought and excessive rainfall and agricultural pest and diseases. Zimbabwe has also been facing poor health care and nutrition. A large proportion of the population relies on humanitarian assistance to survive. The food crisis is gravely felt at local levels; at the same time remarkable resilience and solutions are also found at the local food systems level. Locally produced food plays an important role in meeting local people’s food and nutrition security, especially in ensuring dietary diversity. In much of Sub-Saharan Africa, small holder farmers provide up to 80% of the domestic food supply. At least half of these farmers are women. Local food systems are largely dependent on Farmer Managed Seeds Systems (FMSS). A seed system is the constellation of people and networks who utilize plant genetic resources in a chain of activities, which may include the identification, conservation, improvement, development, production, regulation, distribution and marketing of plant materials. Seed systems operate within evolving environments, markets, and cultures. Formal seed systems typically involve public and private institutions. More informally, farmers’ seed systems operate locally and are based on farm-saved seeds. Farmer seed systems are significant for food production: 80% of farmers in Africa rely on farm-saved seeds and the local informal markets. قراءة القليل

Divergences Points Participants held varied yet largely cohesive ideas throughout this dialogue. However, the main areas of divergence occurred when discussing the challenges to achieving good food for all: a) Financial interests vs sustainability - sustainability but at what cost? 'If I can't make payroll I need to cut corners somewhere'; b) Budgets/financial constraints, from restaurants to school/institutional food to the home c) In chain restaurants especially, tech adoption as threat to livelihood; d) Another challenge to fair wages which allow greater access to good food e) Lure of ‘fi... قراءة المزيدne dining’ instead of ‘good food for all’ f) Conflict between “true price of food” and “accessibility” g) Old habits vs new ideas and philosophies h) Lack of vision and flexibility within traditional culinary institutions who haven't introduced sustainability best practice education; contextual barriers; and lack of education i) Time for training in leadership roles o j) Sugar addictions k) The lure of packaged/convenience food l) Mono-crops m) People not knowing how to cook and source responsibly n) We have to work LOCALLY to influence people we have influence with, together. o) Working state by state will be impossible in the USA. Many of the issues could be solved by government agencies, we need to continue to advocate to the FDA. p) We keep waiting for the government to to do the work, we need to do it ourselves and the government will follow. q) Food democracy / food inequality قراءة القليل

Question 1: What actions (by chefs) in the next 3 years do you believe will have the greatest impact at a macro (global) level? A) Livelihoods: There must be equity within payroll and living wage that is adhered to by all countries to ensure accessibility and affordability Ways action could be assessed by: 1. Only sourcing from producers that can prove they pay a fair wage 2. Have a sourcing list that suppliers/industry leaders can only be a part of if they pay a living wage 3. Decrease in the number of people living in poverty B) Action urgently needed involving education on multiple levels: ... قراءة المزيد1. Chefs - training the next generation of chefs that not only includes cooking but also regarding the impact on the environment and carbon footprint. The effects of our food choices on the planet. 2. Chefs engaging and learning from farmers, across the globe farmers work with different crops in different climates. Chefs need to understand how sustainability and farming can work together 3. Chefs un-learning – rethinking what they have done in the past and how to make it better. It was discussed how generations before us had more of a connection to food, how we have forgotten this and in fact need to also look back in history to find better ways for the future 4. Chefs changing their menus – making plants the star of the show and being creative in how we showcase a better diet to our customers. Ways actions could be assessed by: 1. Positive changes in consumer behaviour. 2. Seeing global poverty numbers falling 3. Corporations – success can be measured by seeing a change in food trends within supermarkets etc to more sustainable, better ingredients 4. Evidenced also through a marked, global shift in the way chefs approach cooking in their restaurants and cooking: from using their purchasing power right through to menu curation and consumer education. C) Chefs can contribute by being advocates. The best way chefs can contribute is by using their platforms as trendsetters to advocate for good food and clean eating, to educate the people and most importantly to promote buying local and seasonal products. By doing this they can help us achieve the SDG’s goals. Education starts from home but is up to us to continue the work and really emphasise that small changes can have a big impact. The change can be as small as reimagining vegetables not as a side dish but as the star of the main meal, and highlighting lesser-known crops; or be as big as pushing plant-based meals front and centre on restaurant menus. Advocating for good food and clean eating should be our priority for the next 3 years. D) Urgent action required to reduce food-waste and value natural resources Educating home cooks and other chefs about food processing as a way to preserve and keep the nutrition of ingredients, and also to tackle food waste. Ways progress could be assessed: - Legislation on food waste, recycling and sustainable living - Sustainable living standard policies قراءة القليل

Core findings to emerge from this dialogue: 1) There needs to be an alliance between everyone right across food systems, to enact holistic change. 2) Advocacy and Education are essential. 3) Any progress will only come from action-centred approaches. 4) It is critical to empower voices of leadership in the food system that have been at the head of the movements for generations (indigenous, minorities); 5) Plant-based diets or a major reduction in meat protein, is a critical focus for planetary health and people health 6) We can all be community food champions - demanding and lobbying for acces... قراءة المزيدs to healthy food, education on cooking and diets; 7) Chefs can be INDUSTRY food champions - blaze new paths for future chefs, target broad audiences 8) Utilise renewable energy sources such as solar power 9) Eliminate use of plastic 10) Work more with schools and 11) Advocate for local sourcing 12) Create indoor growing of produce such as vegetables, legumes, herbs, etc.(Urban gardening) Society dictates the rules and norms of our everyday lives. If we can change society’s perspective on food the government is sure to follow by implementing guidelines that range from regulating the age of compost to how to reach local and regional producers to reduce our carbon footprint. The need for food systems advocate aware chefs, to incorporate into their work and time the role of an EDUCATOR. Chefs must focus on creating strategies to deliver key information to their clients/customers in a way that suits their local reality, as this may vary from a small village in Kazakhstan to a huge hotel chain in the UK. No matter what a chefs circumstance, it was agreed that they all have a role to play to contextual the urgent message of fixing failed food systems, by striving to change: how consumers make choices about food (from sourcing, buying and variety); knowing where our food comes from (protecting livelihoods); how it impacts both people and planet; to advocating for all people to have access to affordable, good food. The other main finding coming from all of the break-out rooms, was that we must act now. Time is critical and a cohesive, collective effort is needed to ensure food systems transformation is accelerated. قراءة القليل

As agents of change, and to drive action, chefs need to come together in one collective, connected voice. The Chefs’ Manifesto network has taken a leading role to further focus and narrow the SDG roadmap for chefs, as well as bridging and connecting across chef networks. This has been motivated by the UN Food Systems Summit, and the urgent need to generate actions to be able to achieve the SDGs by 2030. Through conducting a survey prior to the dialogues, the aim was to learn from participants, what the top priorities are for 2021 and the Decade of Action, the results of which will inform the... قراءة المزيد creation of a ‘Chefs’ Pledge’. This Pledge will be a commitment to key practical priorities that can have the greatest impact to enact change. It will aim to create collective momentum to rally greater attention and engagement of chef food systems champions, mobilising them even further as agents of change, at key global events, and especially at the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit. The survey was built from the 8 Thematic Areas in the Chefs' Manifesto, asking participants to rank what they believe will enact the greatest change to food systems transformation. Participants from over 50 countries contributed responses, the results of which can be found here: https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/chefs-manifesto/actions/chefs-pledge-results-are The 8 top actions voted were: 1. Get to know your ingredients: How are they grown, reared or sourced? Choose ingredients with the lowest impact on the environment. 2. Lead by example: Maintain the rich diversity of the world’s natural larder by using different varieties of plants, grains and proteins. Champion ‘wild’ variants and avoid monoculture. 3. Get to know your ingredients: Who grows, harvests, sources and packages them? How do they get to you? Investigate the journey from farm to fork. Choose ingredients with as few intermediaries as possible between you and the farmer. 4. Lead by example: through separating, monitoring and setting targets to reduce food waste. 5. Use your purchasing power: Buy locally produced foods in season. Avoid air-freighted foods. 6. Lead by example: Make vegetables, beans and pulses the centre of your dishes. 7. Be a community food champion: Showcase best practise on food safety, allergens and nutrition in your kitchens and through your menus 8. Be a community food champion: Support initiatives that provide access to nutritious meals in your communities - whether that be a soup kitchen, food bank or community garden project. From this survey, participants were invited to attend independent dialogues. The key topic was 'The top practical actions chef can take to accelerate food systems transformation', guided by the 8 top actions voted by survey participants. These 8 practical actions connect across all 5 of the Action Tracks, whilst ultimately coming back to a desire to ensure there is Good Food for All. قراءة القليل

Although these panelists are from different countries and backgrounds, there were no major areas of divergence. They referenced a broad range of topics, but the through line is represented by the three major themes. This isn't so much a moment of divergence as much as an epistemological questions about how we relate to and understand our place in nature. There was an important discussion about the commodification of nature and how nature is increasingly only seen as a commodity or a resource or a product, the value of which is determined by how much it can be sold for or what it can be process... قراءة المزيدed into. This value structure removes the implicit value of nature as well as the value an ecosystem or stand of trees or habitat has unto itself as well as the human community. If we continue to only value the natural world in terms of dollars and cents then we won't be able to slow the rate of destruction. There needs to be multiple levels of valuation placed upon nature that take into account its value to the earth, to the more than human inhabitants, to the local population, to the global economy, etc. Without a broader and more representative metric of nature's true value - as well as the costs of ecological destruction - we threaten the human relationship to nature and our ability to adequately sustain the ecosystems that provide life on earth. If we understand ourselves in a symbiotic relationship with the natural world then we have no other option than to reorient how we treat it, what we take from it, how we consume, and how we replenish and restore it. It's an important epistemological shift that if taken seriously will help us make decisions that co-benefit humans and the earth. قراءة القليل

Alliances between farmers, business, NGOs, governments, indigenous communities, and faith groups are important to prevent deforestation and degradation in a globalized food system Find ways to overcome barriers to effective alliances. Origin labels - showing where in the forest ingredients come from - are useful. International law and policy must be baselined to encourage the right practices, and sustainable food commodities flowing to markets while preventing or disincentivizing the wrong practices. We must find the faith to trust each other and work together across borders. We must value for... قراءة المزيدest communities and build alliances around protecting them and also compensating them. قراءة القليل

Restoring degraded land and protecting ecosystems while connecting farmers to markets produces better social, economic, and ecological outcomes Cultivate a nature positive approach by ensuring zero food waste, reducing pesticides and fertilizers, restoring degraded land for agricultural use, preventing additional conversion, and enabling small scale traditional farmers by implementing technology to help them grow traditional crops and connect them to markets using seasons as a guide.

Nature positivity = human positivity. We are connected to nature. Honor indigenous food systems and knowledge by returning land to be managed by indigenous communities and fostering an integrated approach to cultivating food that allows biodiversity to flourish. Connect people, particularly the next generation, to land and agriculture to counteract the effects of industrial food systems.

The dialogue highlighted an array of negative impacts and externalities in the global food system affecting ecosystems and the communities that rely on them and have sustainably managed them for generations. Panelists also discussed solutions to these challenges. The findings will be discussed based on the main themes of the dialogue: Nature positivity = human positivity. We are connected to nature. Land return to indigenous peoples is important to reinvigorate indigenous food systems and knowledge. The word ‘nature’ splits us from the natural world. Indigenous peoples have been engaged in... قراءة المزيد co-creation of natural systems. For example, the Heiltsuk Nation in British Columbia hand plant kelp forests on the coastline and weight down hemlocks to create spawning areas for herring. This enabled them to harvest roe, but also to bring a caloric injection into the system to feed other animals, including bears, salmon, eagles, wolves, and sea lions Indigenous peoples used seed distribution to cultivate thousands of plant species for food, materials, and medicine. We need to value knowledge from traditional communities, and recognize this knowledge and create instruments to pay for it - ecosystem services as payment, reduced deforestation, payments from carbon tax. This will empower traditional ways of life. There is a diversity of food, culture, and biodiversity in forest communities. When we practice agroforestry and are connected to the landscape, a diversity of species proliferates. There is a gap between the younger generation and the food they eat. Traditional crops are undervalued and processed foods have an outsized role. Lack of access to land and traditional agricultural practices has contributed to this gap. We must be connected to nature and the things we consume. Once we have connected with it, can be connected with the earth and those who produce goods. We lost the system view and need to reconnect. We are at a turning point and must be radical dreamers. Food is very connected to health, so need a systemic view of forest and the healthcare of people and ecosystem as a whole. With forest standing, will have water and less carbon and diversity of food and culture. It’s important to recognize the role of women in connecting us to sustainable food systems. In the Dine community they are matriarchal. Men are in charge of the sky and women are in charge of the Earth. The Lakota were given the sacred pipe from the Buffalo Woman 17 generations ago. They were starving and had no harmony. Everything hinges on equality. Everything else is a symptom. If we support women, we have our hand on the pulse of the next generation. Talk to those in touch on an intuitive spiritual level of what that next generation needs. Restoring degraded land and protecting ecosystems while connecting farmers to markets will produce better social, economic, and ecological outcomes We are no longer talking about unsustainable consequences of ag and fishery, but ecosystems as a whole, and their socioeconomic outcomes. Today our food is called fossil food because production is based on non-renewable resources, leading to soil loss and water resource degradation. We have encouraged excessive and uneconomic use of pesticides and fertilizers, water resources, and mono-cropping In 2050 we will be 10 billion people, cities are exploding, and diets are shifting to unhealthy and unsustainable consumption. And we face an extinction crisis. And we waste 40% of food post harvest. We need a nature positive approach - diversifying agriculture by introducing more resilient crops. We need zero waste. More than 1 Billion are under nourished.We need to use artificial intelligence, especially in areas without proper distribution. With simple applications of technology, farmers can be connected to markets, and harvest at the right time and for the right consumption patterns. Drip irrigation and subsurface agriculture help produce more with less land resources. Alliances between farmers, business, NGOs, governments, indigenous communities, and faith groups are important to prevent deforestation and degradation in a globalized food system We need alliances to protect biodiversity and prevent deforestation. Forest positive means we want to tackle deforestation as part of nature positive solution. One key is radical listening to communities, to create economy of care, learning from thousands of years of managing forests. There are major obstacles, including the complexity of supply chains, market forces, and north/south prejudices. Implementation is critical because you can have unintended consequences. For example, if Europe bans certain forest products, they can end up with deforestation products not coming to Europe, but they still come to developing markets. This cuts off the link with producers. Need to have strategies to make sure there is a level playing field in terms of consumer awareness. Need to close the gap between developed and developing countries. Faith is about believing. Beyond religion. It’s about having faith in each other, and reaching an agreement, trusting each other. Without faith these partnerships can’t happen. We need to understand that faith institutions are also businesses. Faiths are fourth largest economic power and they invest in forestry, mining, industries, etc. If we want to practice what we preach, we must think about our prayers when we do business. Bring values and principles of religions and ethical approaches to investments introduce into bottom line قراءة القليل

The focus of this dialogue was an exploration of Action Track 3, Regenerating the Earth, focusing on shifting to sustainable consumption patterns. The panelists represented several different perspectives, traditions, and areas of expertise: Lyla June Johnston - Indigenous musician and food systems expert Iyad Abumoghli - Director of the Faith for Earth Initiative at UNEP Felipe Carazo - Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum Joshua Amponsem - Green Africa Youth Organization Tosi Mpuna-Mpuna - Delegate of the Democratic Republic of Congo to UNFCCC Marcelo Salazar - Health in Harmony Mai... قراءة المزيدn themes: Nature positivity = human positivity. We are connected to nature. Restoring degraded land and protecting ecosystems while connecting farmers to markets produces better social, economic, and ecological outcomes Alliances between farmers, business, NGOs, governments, indigenous communities, and faith groups are important to prevent deforestation and degradation in a globalized food system قراءة القليل