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Unlocking Resilience Through Soil
Financing Soil Health and Land Restoration Takes Center Stage at COP16

NOW Partners Foundation's Merijn Dols joined a distinguished panel of experts at the UN’s Convention to Combat Desertification, COP16 in Riyadh, for the session "Financing Soil Health and Land Restoration for Food Security and Resilience."

The UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh: A Trojan Horse for Change?
Merijn Dols from NOW Partners Foundation and Future Economy Forum reports for forum

Riyadh in December, a city of chaos and bustle, was surprisingly devoid of the usual fanfare associated with a major UN conference. The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) seemed almost lost in the urban clamor, a subtle presence amidst the noise – a fitting metaphor for a convention often overlooked on the global stage.

Restoring Lands, Lives, and Livelihoods at COP16
Uniting Global Leaders at COP16 to Combat Desertification Through Holistic Solutions

NOW Partners Foundation and Aeon Collective joined forces at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification (COP16) in Riyadh to advocate for regenerative agriculture and forestry as key solutions to address desertification, climate change, and food insecurity.

COP16: Regenerative Solutions
NOW Partners Foundation and Aeon Collective Join Forces to Champion Regenerative Solutions at UN Desertification Conference

NOW Partners Foundation and Aeon Collective are partnering to host a series of events at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification (COP16) in Riyadh from December 2-13, 2024. The collaboration aims to advance regenerative agriculture and forestry as key solutions to combat desertification, climate change, and food insecurity.

Creating an Arc of Action at UN Climate Conferences
NOW Partners: Solutions dialogues feature leaders from COP29, COP16 and COP30

Future Economy Forum and Food Tank, in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Unilever, NOW Partners Foundation, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Sekem, and Imaflora, convened global leaders for the "Scaling Regenerative Agriculture Innovations" series.

Decarbonization in Cultural and Creative Sectors
NOW Partners: From the COP29 Green Zone

NOW Partners Foundations' Managing Partner Daniël Povel, spoke recently in the COP29 Green Zone at the Azerbaijan Art Pavilion. The panel brought together a broad selection of experts to address international decarbonization in cultural and creative sectors.

COP29 Leaders Convene to Advance Regenerative Agriculture Innovations as Climate Solutions
Final comment of NOW Partners to the second week of COP29

Future Economy Forum, NOW Partners Foundation, and Food Tank, in partnership with IICA, Unilever, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Sekem, and Imaflora, hosted a dynamic dinner series throughout weeks one and two at COP29 in Baku, bringing together high-level leaders from across sectors to advance solutions to the climate crisis using regenerative agriculture and land use.

forum special entry on COP29
A collection of reports and comments by forum correspondents

Some sustainability activists may have doubts about a global climate conference that repeatedly takes place in a country known for its oil production. forum therefore takes a closer look: Here are reports and comments from our partners who are on site in Baku for forum, including NOW Partners and Bertrand Piccard. NOW Partners are particularly involved in the topic of regenerative agriculture as a climate stabiliser.

Land and Ocean Unite for Climate Action at COP29
NOW Partners team is back on site for forum on COP29 in BAKU

At COP29 in Baku, land and ocean advocates united to highlight natural carbon sinks' vital role in climate action. Experts called for collaboration to integrate these solutions into future policies. A report from Merijn Dols, partner of forum.

UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for Climate Action
Uniting Finance, Trade, and Investment for Global Climate Action

The Baku Initiative for Climate Finance, Investment, and Trade (BICFIT) launched at COP29, the 29th UN Climate Change Conference, to bring together finance, investment, and trade to respond to the urgent need for climate action as the window for impactful action narrows.

Regenerative Agriculture's Potential as Key Climate Solution
forum is represented throughout COP29 as a NOW media partner

A critical roundtable discussion unfolded today at COP29, uniting journalists, farmers, and food producers to explore the urgent challenges and transformative potential of regenerative agriculture in the face of climate change.

Panel at COP29 Advocate for Integrity and Impact in the Voluntary Carbon Market
forum's NOW Partner Delegation for BAKU in full operation

NOW Partners team is back on site for forum on COP29 in BAKU, Azerbaijan. One of the big topics: soil and land use. A panel of land use and food system experts convened at COP29 to discuss the critical need for integrity and impact in the voluntary carbon market.

Scaling Natural Farming Globally: Pilot Case Study in Zambia
From India to Zambia: Regenerative Agriculture for Global Impact

To combat the global climate crisis and offer ground-breaking innovations to farmers, Andhra Pradesh Community-managed Natural Farming (APCNF) and NOW Partners Foundation (NOW) co-create the international scaling initiative Natural Farming Global (NFG).

EoL Global Launches to Scale High-Integrity Carbon Credits Worldwide
forum's NOW Partner Delegation reports from COP29 in BAKU

Economy of Love Standard (EoL), the Egyptian Biodynamic Association (EBDA), and NOW Partners Foundation (NOW) announce the launch of EoL Global, a new initiative to scale EoL’s proven Whole System Carbon Credits internationally. Inspired by Sekem’s work in sustainable development and building on EoL’s success in Egypt, EoL Global will expand the impact beyond Egypt to an international market, offering companies a credible and impactful way to offset carbon emissions...

A Glimmer of Hope and the Race Against Time
Witnessing Food Systems Progress at SB60

The sense of excitement wisped across the 60th meeting of the Subsidiary bodies to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (SB60) in Bonn. After days of negotiations, a sense of accomplishment flickered amongst the delegates. Parties to the UNFCCC agreed that food systems are a critical piece of the puzzle for tackling the ever-worsening climate crisis and the interconnected crises.

Das Thema Ernährung rückt bei den Vorbereitungen der COP29 in den Mittelpunkt
Merijn Dols von NOW Partners war für forum auf den Vorbereitungstreffen für die COP29 in Bonn

Heute war mein erster Tag bei den 60. Sitzungen des Nebenorgans für Durchführungsangelegenheiten (SBI) und des Nebenorgans für wissenschaftliche und technologische Beratung (SBSTA), auch bekannt als SB60, in Bonn, Deutschland.

The Future of Agriculture is here
Regenerative farming methods have proven to be more productive than the current chemical mainstream of agriculture.

Various regenerative farming methods in diverse geographies and scales have proven to be more productive than the current chemical mainstream of agriculture, which makes them a better solution for food security.