Our initiatives
SHE Builds Bridges
A group of passionate and inspiring women supported by men are uniting to shape a sustainable future for all. The Planet is warming up faster than predicted by previous IPCC scientific reports. We are in a climate emergency: we only have 2 years left to curb global emissions and prepare more resilient communities for the systemic shocks that are coming. Women are often the pioneers of climate solutions and the champions of resilience: their representation and meaningful participation at all levels of decision-making is key to the systemic transformation of society.
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Real Food Systems
RealFoodSystems.org is an advocacy platform of actionists committed to addressing the planetary emergency through sustainable food systems. We raise awareness of food issues, to trigger behavior change in our relationships with food and to foster action on international and societal levels.
“Our vision is a transformed and sustainable future, where plant-based, whole food is the foundation for human and planetary health.”
FOOD AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Today’s food systems, from extractive industrial production to unsustainable meat consumption, are major drivers of the current climate emergency, biodiversity collapse, non-communicable diseases, food inequities/malnourishment and humanitarian crises. We are off-track to meet the Paris Climate Agreement targets, with dire consequences on the immediate horizon.
MOST SOLUTIONS ARE ALREADY KNOWN
Science confirms that fixing our current food systems is an immediate priority. Producing adequate and healthy food to meet the world’s nutritional needs is possible within planetary boundaries. This requires healing soils and producing food in harmony with the local ecology and socio-economic well-being. To this end, priorities should urgently focus on:
Ending food-driven deforestation and ocean destruction from industrial-based fishing and fish farming
Transitioning away from industrial animal agriculture; supporting agroecology
Redirecting subsidies to help farmers who are on the front lines of climate change
On the consumption side, diets must rapidly shift from animal-based, convenient highly-processed packaged foods to plant-based, whole-grain “Real Food”: food that nourishes communities and the earth; respects human health, animals, social justice, and the environment. It should be as close as possible to its natural state without alteration. Transformation starts at home, with cooking and gardening together to see how beneficial Real Food can be.
Large-scale changes can be ignited by individual behavior.
MEET THE RFS COMMUNITY
We are global advocates for nourishing the human race and planetary ecosystems, through real food. We empower youth to have an influence on their future. We promote real-time solutions to prevent climate catastrophe, through healthy food systems for future generations.
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Be One Mentoring
Be One Mentoring program aims at supporting graduating students or young professionals in their transition to a new professional life dedicated to sustainability, climate action and environmental protection while keeping a good work-life harmony.
They aim for the most crucial and meaningful goal in life: contributing to a better world for people and the planet. They are the ones whom we should provide with high-level mentoring to help them transition to high-impact leadership, jobs, volunteering and activism.
In particular, the program seeks to provide practical tools, leadership skills, network contacts and orientation advice to high-potential individuals who are dedicated to addressing the planetary emergency.
Official partner: Inner Development Goals Foundation
