The 4 per 1000 Initiative
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The 4 per 1000 Initiative – Soils for Food Security and Climate promotes an innovative model for mitigating climate change, through the annual increase in soil organic carbon by 0.4 per cent in the top 30-40 cm of agricultural soils. The increase rate of CO2 in the atmosphere could be reduced, while improving soil health, strengthening essential ecosystems and contributing to food security. The Initiative encourages farming techniques, which combat soil erosion and improve soil health, and hence stands for a transition towards sustainable agricultural production and development. With this initiative, agriculture takes centre stage in combating climate change, and more food is produced. For its noteworthy achievement in changing the discourse concerning the role soils, and thus agriculture, can play in climate change mitigation, the 4 per 1000 Initiative received the Future Policy Vision Award in 2017, awarded by the World Future Council in partnership with the UNCCD.