{"id":11576,"date":"2019-07-09T09:29:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T09:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calcanstaging.kinsta.cloud\/?p=11576"},"modified":"2019-07-09T18:39:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T18:39:51","slug":"sustainable-agriculture-offering-climate-and-health-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/es\/sustainable-agriculture-offering-climate-and-health-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Agriculture: Offering Climate and Health Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credit: Paolo Vescia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In late June, almost 100 public health and medical experts declared that climate change is a health emergency with their release of a \u201cCall to Action on Climate, Health and Equity: A Policy Action Agenda<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Policy Action Agenda calls for a rapid transition away from the use of coal, oil and natural gas to clean, safe, and renewable energy and energy efficiency. It also calls for action on active transportation, sustainable agriculture, and for climate solutions to be incorporated into all health care and public health systems.<\/p>\n

CalCAN had the opportunity to inform one of the agenda\u2019s 10 priority actions to \u201cpromote healthy, sustainable and resilient farms and food systems, forests, and natural lands,\u201d excerpted in part here:<\/p>\n

By changing what we eat, and how we grow, harvest and transport our food, we can protect our health, reduce obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, and significantly reduce our carbon footprint. Properly managed and protected forests, farms, rangelands, and wetlands can serve as resilient carbon sinks and protect the communities that depend on them from climate impacts.<\/p>\n

Practices that reduce food waste, conserve and regenerate our soil, conserve and protect our water, sustain our fisheries, conserve productive agricultural land from urban sprawl, and protect those who grow our food are essential to safeguard our food supply and our safety in the face of climate impacts. Building resilient, ecologically sustainable, local food systems can support the livelihoods of agricultural communities and the people that grow and produce our food, expand access to healthy food, improve air and water quality and biodiversity, and reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

Key policies include:<\/p>\n