I am writing this on the day the Hīkoi mō ti Tiriti arrived at Parliament. Here are two reasons we need te Tiriti. 1. Te Tiriti is the foundation of our partnership At the beginning of the hīkoi, Eru Kapa-Kingi was talking beyond those assembled to the wider nation. Te Tiriti is actually your friend. … Continue reading Ti Tiriti and The Climate
There is a big hole in climate discourse. Mitigation policy is focussed almost entirely on greenhouse gases (GHGs) ignoring opportunities to cool the panet by increasing vegetation. A paper from the Earth's Future Journal, A Century of Reforestation Reduced AnthropogenicWarming in the Eastern United States identifies that increased levels of reforestation in the Eastern US … Continue reading MOre evidence for local cooling
Here is even more evidence for the value of ruminants for climate healing - this time it is European Bison. This article from the Guardian makes the staggering claim that a herd of 170 bison could help store the CO2 equivalence of almost two million cars! European bison in Romania. Image credit: Michel Doutemont, The … Continue reading Rewilding and cooling with ruminants
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This is the first of a series of posts on the food system. Shifting from the current industrial food system to a regenerative food system will provide multiple benefits. In this post I attempt to provide an overview of the massive value proposition of regenerative food systems and set the scene for future posts. What … Continue reading Regenerating Food Systems
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