Agriculture in a changing climate: we on • Table.Briefings

By Mariam Mayet

Mariam Mayet, Executive Director of the African Center for Biodiversity (ACB).

Climate-smart agriculture has been hailed as a climate solution since COP26 in Glasgow. But it is misleading. Chemical pesticides and fertilizers destroy local ecosystems and communities and contribute to climate change. If humanity wants to have a future on this planet, agroecology is essential.

There is widespread global consensus that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Unless we tackle our food systems, biodiversity loss will accelerate, as will the destruction of ecosystems and habitats, threatening the planet’s ability to sustain human populations.

Agriculture in a changing climate: we only have a future with agroecology

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