Sustainable Harvest International Unveils “Commitment to Action” at the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 Meeting
Commitment to Action (CTA): Capture 128,000 Tons of CO2 on 1,600 Honduran Farms
Delmi Carranza, an SHI partnering farmer, on her agroforestry farm
What: Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is proud to announce, as part of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2023 meeting, plans for our new TREE (Training to Expand Ecoagriculture) program in partnership with the Honduran Institute for Professional Development (INFOP).
As part one of CGI’s new “Commitment Makers,” SHI will carry out a 3-year program to:
• enable 1,600 smallscale farmers to regenerate over 12,800 acres of degraded land
• plant 1 million trees
• increase incomes and food security for 8,000 people.
By 2030, SHI will scale TREE to multiple countries, transforming 1 million smallholder farming families lives through the regeneration of 8 million acres of degraded land, planting 1 billion trees and sequestering 16 million tons of CO2.
Why: Collectively, smallholder farmers hold the power to significantly impact the global climate. If all 500 million smallholder farms transition to regenerative practices, they could sequester 8 gigatons of CO2 per year (53% of the total change needed from emission reductions and sequestration).
Added bonus: regenerative agriculture also increases incomes, improves food security, and supports dignified livelihoods.
How: TREE Honduras will be based on a successful pilot currently being wrapped up by SHI-Honduras and INFOP. Over 20% of the $5 million budget for TREE Honduras has already been pledged and SHI will focus on raising the remaining $3.4 million during the final quarter of 2023.
To support SHI’s efforts on “Climate Resilience” (as according to CGI), please contact SHI’s Founder + Director of Strategic Growth, Florence Reed, at flo@sustainableharvest.org.
