Tony Rinaudo

In his seventeen years in Niger, missionary agronomist Tony Rinaudo discovered a simple method of regreening land without planting a single tree. The technique he pioneered--together with local farmers--came to be known as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration, or FMNR. It has since reduced our carbon footprint, and transformed millions of lives and livelihoods. For his influential contributions, Tony has received the Right Livelihood Award and was appointed as a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia. He is now the Principal Climate Action Advisor with World Vision.

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The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis

The Forest Underground

Australian agronomists Tony and Liz Rinaudo arrived at the edge of the Sahara in 1981 to plant trees. Few trees survived in the hostile terrain, and those that did were cut down. While contemplating the futility of their endeavours, Tony discovered an embarrassingly simple method of restoring degraded landscape without planting a single tree. Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), the sustainable system of land management that Tony pioneered, has revolutionised reforestation across Africa and beyond. In Niger alone, local farmers embracing FMNR have rehabilitated over six million hectares of ruined land and doubled their crop yields and income. Tony is a Right Livelihood Award Laureate and Principal Climate Action Advisor with World Vision.

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The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis with Tony Rinaudo
The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis with Tony Rinaudo
 The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis with Tony Rinaudo

How do you reforest millions of hectares of African desert without planting a single tree? Find out from Tony Rinaudo, the missionary agronomist who did it.
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Saturday, January 19, 1957