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Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report stating, “Climate change is rapid, widespread, and intensifying.” This truly is a “code red for humanity.” SHI partner families live on the frontlines of climate change and experience a disproportionate impact. Your support is transformational at every level — a family’s livelihood, an ecosystem restored, a fighting chance for our planet’s health. Your gift will help turn the tide on the climate crisis. A biodiverse Earth is the thread that connects and sustains us all. We hope you will partner with us as we work together to create a just and sustainable planet. Thank you from all of us at SHI.
Elliott Powell, Executive Director elliott@sustainableharvest.org
SHI trains partnering farmers to sustainably farm through a variety of techniques including agroforestry, a practice that merges agriculture and forestry on the same land. These multi-story food forests protect biodiversity — above and below ground — and mimic the ecosystem benefits of a natural forest. SHI-Honduras field trainer Jaime Soto leads a workshop on banana cultivation.
Agroforestry supports SHI’s vision of people and the environment thriving in a healthy balance.
The mountainous Meámbar region of central Honduras is home to 4,093 known plant species, 132 mammals, 20 amphibians, and 314 birds. It’s a region under threat from climate change, a bark beetle infestation, and water scarcity. It’s also home to nearly 200 SHI partnering families in 12 partner communities.
SHI works in some of Central America’s most vulnerable and biodiverse regions.
“Agroforestry systems are important because they prevent soil erosion, help soil fertility, contribute to carbon sequestration, improve biological diversity and the diversity of healthy food for families in rural areas, and are a powerful way to face climate change.” Jaime Soto, SHI-Honduras Field Trainer
A newly established agroforestry system in La Concepción, Honduras will restore degraded hills just waiting to erode.
“People who live elsewhere come here and say that they like it here because there is fresh air, air that circulates. That’s why I like to take care of the forest, because I like to breathe fresh air. And now, besides breathing fresh air, I’m eating the harvest of what is produced here in this garden.”
Beyond these towering peaks is the Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, a refuge that protects flora and fauna in the Lake Yojoa watershed.
Having experienced the effects of climate change on their communities, Rogelio and Agpita are motivated to partner with SHI and transition to sustainable farming practices that protect our shared planet.
AGPITA OVIEDO
“We have faith that one day we’ll have a very beautiful farm and well-nourished soil that will help [counteract] what’s happening [in our world]. Right now, we don’t even know when it’ll rain. We are responsible for our climate.”
+ ROGELIO MAZARIEGOS La Concepción, Honduras
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You can protect and restore our fragile planet by helping farmers transition to sustainable farming. www.sustainableharvest.org/donate