FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LUTHERVILLE, Md. (Nov. 25, 2024) – Solutions from the Land’s COP29 delegation is back from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, where, over the course of the 12-day conference, SfL representatives held four events and spoke at numerous government and partner forums.
Although the parties remain divided over loss and damage payment provisions, and while there was backtracking on previous commitments to transition away from fossil fuels, some progress was made in opening a path for carbon markets that could benefit farmers.
Despite the policy divides that continue to impede the attainment of global greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, our proactive interventions helped reorient much of the narrative about agriculture, successfully positioning farms, ranches and woodlands as important and underutilized solution pathways for meeting the co-joined challenges of climate change, food insecurity and biodiversity loss.
We were also pleased that SfL’s core messages were amplified by other farm and value chain partner organizations that participated in the conference: 1) Farmers must be at the center of discussions and decisions; 2) Countries must enable outcomes, not prescribe practices; and 3) Profitability is the key to unlocking solutions from the land.
We look forward to continuing to participate in future negotiations in the run-up to COP 30 next November in Belém, Brazil.
About Solutions from the Land
Solutions from the Land (SfL) is a 501c3 nonprofit focused on land-based solutions to global challenges. SfL builds and facilitates state, national and global initiatives and alliances through which farmers, ranchers, foresters and collaborating partners showcase examples of innovation and proactively advocate for policies, partnerships, investments and research that will enable agricultural landscapes to deliver near-term, cost-effective, integrated solutions to global mega-challenges: food and energy security; sustainable economic development; and environmental improvement. For more information, visit www.solutionsfromtheland.org.
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For more information, please contact:
Ernie Shea, President, Solutions from the Land, eshea@solutionsfromtheland.org 410-252-7079 (office); 410-952-0123 (cell)
