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14th December 2022 – Online event organized by Soil4Climate and the 4 per 1000 Climate-Soil Community of Practice
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Regenerative Grazing as a Climate and Livelihoods Solution: The Science, Practice and Policy
Grasslands cover between 20 and 40 percent of the world's land area and contain about one-third of the world's soil organic carbon (SOC). However, their potential to mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon and providing stable livelihoods for farmers has not yet been fully recognized by the general public. Practices such as regenerative grazing represent one way to unlock this potential. In this panel discussion, three representatives with scientific, practical, and policy backgrounds will share their insights.
Aim: To demonstrate the potential of regenerative grazing for climate and livelihoods.
Form: Webinar
When: (17:00 to 18:30 GMT)
Moderation by:
Seth J. Itzkan (Soil4Climate)
Panelists:
Dr. David Johnson (New Mexico State University)
Precious Phiri (Regneration International)
Dr. Leigh Winowiecki (ICRAF/C4ASH)
Preliminary agenda:
| Time | Agenda | Actor(s) |
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| 17:00 - 17:10 | Welcoming words and introduction | Seth J. Itzkan |
| 17:10 - 17:25 | Science | Dr. David Johnson |
| 17:25 - 17:40 | Practice | Precious Phiri |
| 17:40 - 17:55 | Policy | Dr. Leigh Winowiecki |
| 17:55 - 18:25 | Q&A | Everyone |
| 18:25 - 18:30 | Wrap up and closing | Seth J. Itzkan |
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Who are the speakers?
Dr. Leigh Winowiecki (ICRAF/C4ASH)
Dr Leigh Ann Winowiecki is the CIFOR-ICRAF Soil and Land Health Global Research Lead. A soil scientist, her research focuses on scaling farmer-centered landscape restoration and understanding soil organic carbon dynamics. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Since 2009 she has co-developed and implemented the Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF) in over 40 countries to assess ecosystem health. She has published widely on soil organic carbon, ecosystem services and land degradation across sub-Saharan Africa and the tropics, including a coherent set of open access datasets. She co-leads the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH) from the UNFSS, which aims to catalyze investments in soil health for human well-being and climate.
