Having worked with the youth board for a few years I've gotten to meet representatives from various organizations that are partners with biodiversitymatters.org. One organization that stood out to me is USC because of the approach they take to challenges such as food security and sustainable farming practices.
USC Canada works to promote family farms and strong rural communities to ensure food security in 11 countries around the world. USC centres itself on their core values of "rights, resilience, and respect" for people and our planet making it an inspirational example of how making changes at the community level can make a meaningful difference. They focuses on five key themes to achieve their goals:
-Seed security and diversity
-Climate change adaptation and mitigation
-Community-based economic development
-Promoting gender equality
-Engaging young farmers
USC Canada invites us to make a difference here(http://usc-canada.org/what-you-can-do/) and you can get a better understanding of why USC is working to help small scale farms and how this effects your life by checking out their video(5min) "The Story of Food" at http://usc-canada.org/storyoffood/
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