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How Regenerative Agriculture Curbs Climate Change

Provided by: Ecosia |Published on: April 27, 2021

Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

This video explores the principles, global impacts, and scalability of regenerative agriculture.
Students will learn best practices for regenerative agriculture, healthy soil's role in the nutrient cycle, and steps individuals can take to support a sustainable global food system.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: Ecosia

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

The video explains the current problems in our agricultural systems and provides potential solutions for food insecurity and climate change.
Students will learn how industrial agricultural practices contribute to biodiversity loss, deforestation, and a large percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Prerequisites

Students need to be able to read subtitles for parts of the video when the speakers speak in languages other than English.
The link in the description to Ecosia's European regenerative agriculture fund is broken.

Differentiation & Implementation

Other resources on this topic include this lesson on regenerative agriculture and factory farming and this video on traditional farming methods.
Students who feel inspired to take action can follow up with this project on starting a meatless Monday program at school or these resources for building a school garden.
Economics classes could analyze the political and economic obstacles involved in scaling regenerative agriculture and permaculture.
Students can read more about Ecosia's sources with links in the description.

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About the Partner Provider

Ecosia

Ecosia is the search engine that plants trees with its ads revenue. They have a YouTube Channel that has educational content as well to further their mission: to regenerate degraded landscapes, support rural communities and establish climate justice, one tree at a time.