Today, industrial agriculture and food systems are the single largest user of land, a major contributor to the climate crisis, and a key driver of diet-related illnesses and biodiversity collapse.4 Regenerative and agroeco- logical approaches represent an opportunity to reverse negative externalities, build resilience, improve nutrition and dietary diversity, and contribute to adaptation/mitigatio. [...] With science and knowledge, scalable practices, and inclusive social change processes, regenerative and agroecological approaches represent some of the most viable and systemic responses to emergencies and interconnected crises, including the climate crisis and biodiversity collapse. [...] The following initial and preliminary acceleration and scale ideas have emerged through the co-design process: ECOSYSTEM FINANCE COORDINATION AND FUNDING Coordinate in regions and across Connect, support, and develop ecosystems, uplifting the voices of financing channels and ecosystems traditionally marginalized land that enhance local- and national- stewards and identifying priority level organiz. [...] RESEARCH, DATA, SYSTEMS-LEVEL AND EVIDENCE IMPLEMENTATION Increase availability and access of Increase capital, capacity, and technical relevant data and insights to inform assistance for transitioning farmers and best practices and policies and address support for scaling of existing technologies evidence gaps, narratives, and mindsets. [...] FINANCE AND FUNDING • A multilayered finance approach includes: 1) connecting, supporting, and developing financing ecosystems that enhance local- and national-level organizations’ access to funding and financing; 2) developing, socializing, and capturing learnings from financial instruments, templates, and best practices; and 3) leveraging environment and climate-development financing and incenti.
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- CONTENTS 3
- Viable and systemic responses to interconnected crises exist 3
- The scale of opportunity and need requires greater investment 3
- Initial philanthropic partners 3
- Andhra Pradesh IndiaCommunity Managed Natural Farming APCNF 3
- Kansas USARegenerative farming among wheat farmers 3
- KenyaRegenerative farming among smallholder farmers 3
- BrazilSustainable farming for a large beef farm in the Amazon 3
- Catalytic investments are required across the transition lifecycle 3
- Aligning and leveraging philanthropic leadership 3
- Promoting collaboration and synergy 3
- Emerging acceleration and scale ideas 3
- Ecosystem coordination 3
- Finance and funding 3
- Market development 3
- Policy advocacy and communications 3
- Research data and evidence 3
- Systems-level implementation 3
- FOREWORD 4
- We welcome you on this journey. 5
- CONTEXT COST AND POTENTIAL FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION 6
- FOUR TRANSITION SNAPSHOTS 10
- TOWARD A PHILANTHROPIC THEORY OF TRANSFORMATION 14
- CATALYZING ACCELERATION AND SCALE 16
- CALL TO ACTION 20
