Annual Prize Supports Projects Tackling Climate Change
From Slash-and-Burn to Thriving Food Forests
Guatemala’s Contour Lines Corp is the winner of the main £5,000 award for its work in educating local farmers in regenerative farming methods, moving them away from highly destructive slash and burn agriculture to thriving local landscapes. Over 35 Q’echi villages were reliant on this method, but Contour Lines provided fruit trees, equipment and training to help transition communities towards resilient income streams.
These farmers now grow diverse food forests with a wide range of crops to ensure greater food security, income and nutrition – whilst also creating wildlife habitat. The perennial tree systems are more resistant to droughts, strong winds and disease (which are becoming more frequent), enhancing the communities’ climate resilience.
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