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Tony Rinaudo

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Tony Rinaudo
AM
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Born(1957-01-19)19 January 1957
Wangaratta
🏳️ NationalityAustralian
🏳️ CitizenshipAustralian
💼 Occupation
Agriculturalist
👩 Spouse(s)Elisabeth Rinaudo
👶 Children4
🏅 AwardsCommandeur du Mérite Agricole (Niger),

Right Livelihood Laureate 2018,

Member of the Order of Australia 2019

Anthony Thomas (Tony) Rinaudo AM (born 19 January 1957) is an Australian agriculturalist and missionary.

Early life and education

Tony Rinaudo was born in the northern Victorian town of Wangaratta and raised in nearby Myrtleford.[1]

After completing high school he studied at University of New England, Armidale (Bachelor of Rural Science) and later at Bible College of New Zealand (Bible in Missions course).[1][2]

Career

Following University and Bible College, Tony served initially at a Farm School/Preparatory Bible College in Maradi, Niger and later in the Maradi Integrated Development Project with the Sudan Interior Mission, now known as SIM from 1981 to 1999[1][3].

Since 1999 he has worked for World Vision Australia[3] in several roles, initially as a Program Officer and now as Principal Climate Action Advisor.

Tony is the subject of a 2022 documentary by German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff called 'The Forest Maker'.[4][5][6] which was shown at the Film Without Borders film festival in Bad Saarow Germany 2022[7].

Achievements

Tony Rinaudo served as an agriculturalist and missionary with ‘Serving in Mission’ in Niger Republic from 1981 to 1999. There, he oversaw long-term rural development and periodic, large-scale relief programs. In this Sahel region of Niger, where tree-planting efforts were failing, he "discovered root systems remained alive underground, even in the harshest, desert-like landscapes. To encourage the ‘underground forest’ to grow into trees, he just needed to prune and manage the tree shoots. He inspired farmers to carry on this work over the years. Tony’s pioneering technique is called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration, or FMNR."[8] The FMNR website describes the technique as a "low-cost land restoration technique used to combat poverty and hunger amongst poor subsistence farmers by increasing food and timber production and resilience to climate extremes".[8][9][10] He consequently earned the nickname "the Forest Maker".[11] At the UN’s global climate talks in Katowice, Poland, in 2018, it was recognised that "6M hectares of land have been regenerated under [Rinaudo's] FMNR, totalling 240M trees [and that] the reforestation of the landscape can be seen on satellite images from space".[12]

Through these he contributed to a transformation in how Nigeriens farm, and the reforesting of over six million hectares of land, which still inspires re-greening movements globally. For his 18 years’ service to humanity and the environment, the government of Niger awarded him its highest honour for an expatriate “The Order of Agriculture with Merit” (Merite Agricole du Niger). [13]

Since joining World Vision Australia in 1999, Tony initiated and/or oversaw important land regeneration projects, worldwide. Serving now as Principal Climate Action Advisor, he promotes forestry and agro-forestry initiatives globally within the World Vision partnership, and beyond[3][14][15], for example in East Timor[16] and Ethiopia[17].

Awards

  • Commandeur du Mérite Agricole awarded by the Government of Niger for Tony’s contribution to environmental restoration and services to humanity. This is the "highest decoration which Niger bestows on expatriates, for his contribution to environmental restoration and services to humanity".[13]
  • 2018 Right Livelihood Award (Alternate Nobel) "for demonstrating on a large scale how drylands can be greened at minimal cost, improving the livelihoods of millions of people".[1][18]
  • Member (AM) of the Order of Australia, 2019, "For significant service to conservation as a pioneer in international reforestation programs".[19][13]

Recognition

Tony is listed as a contributor to natural resource management and conference speaker by organisations around the world:

  • European Leadership Forum[21]
  • Global Earth Repair Foundation[22]
  • Global Evergreening Alliance[23]
  • Global Landscapes Foruum[24]
  • Initiatives of Change Switzerland[25]
  • Permaculture Research Institute[26][27]
  • Reforestation World[28]
  • The Blue Tribe Company[29]
  • United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs [30]

Published Works

Books

  • Autobiography The Forest Underground: Hope for a Planet in Crisis (2022) - ISCAST ISBN 0645067113 Search this book on ., ISBN 978-0645067118 Search this book on . (Awarded Australian Christian Book of the Year 2022[31][32]). The book is the subject of book reviews[33][34][35], a radio interview[36] and an interview in conservation news web portal Mongabay[37]. After launching in Melbourne earlier in 2022, Rinaudo launched the book in his home region of north east Victoria on 21 August 2022.[38]
  • eBook Unsere Bäume der Hoffnung (2021) - ‎ Rüffer & Rub Sachbuchverlag ISBN 978-3-906304-66-3 Search this book on . Volker Schlöndorff (Préface), Tony Rinaudo (Auteur), Dennis Garrity (Auteur), Corinna von Ludwiger (Traduction)[39]

Articles

  • Rinaudo, T (1992), The use of Australian Acacias in the Maradi Integrated Development Project, in House, APN and Harwood, CE (Editors), Australian Dry Zone Acacias for Human Food, pp. 82-92. Camberra, Australian Tree Seed Centre, CSIRO Division of Forestry. 145 pp.
  • Rinaudo, T., Burt. M and Harwood, C. (1995). Growth and seed production of Australian Acacia species at Maradi, Niger. ACIAR For. Newsl. 19:1-2.
  • Rinaudo, T (2001). Utilizing the underground forest. Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration of trees. pp. 325-336. In: D. Pasternak and A. Schlissel (eds.), Combating Desertification with Plants. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York.
  • Rinaudo, T; Patel, T. and Thompson, L.A.J. (2002), Potential of Australian Acacias in combating hunger in semi-arid lands, Conservation Science W. Aust. 4 (3) : 161–169
  • Rinaudo, T and Cunningham, P.J. (2008). Australian acacias as multi-purpose agro-forestry species for semi-arid regions of Africa. Muelleria 26(1): 79-85.
  • Cunningham, P.; Nicholson, C.; Yaou, S.; Rinaudo, Tony; Harwood, Christopher (2008) Utilization of Australian acacias for improving food security and environmental sustainability in the Sahel, West Africa, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255457447
  • Griffin, A.R.; Midgley,S.J.; Bush, D.; Cunningham, P.J.; Rinaudo, A.T. (2011), Global uses of Australian acacias – recent trends and future prospects, Diversity and Distributions, (Diversity Distrib.) 17, 837–847
  • Tougiani A, Guero C, Rinaudo T (2009), Community mobilisation for improved livelihoods through tree crop management in Niger. GeoJournal 74:377-389

Biography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Tony Rinaudo - Right Livelihood". Right Livelihood. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  2. ↑ Rinaudo, Tony (2022). The Forest Underground. ISCAST. ISBN 0645067113. Search this book on
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Turning deserts into farmland: how an Australian agronomist has employed an ancient farming practice to change the lives of millions". Sight Magazine. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  4. ↑ Greb, Verena (2022-04-05). "Documentary 'The Forest Maker' portrays a reforestation pioneer". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. ↑ "The Forestmaker". IMDB. 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  6. ↑ Blaney, Martin (2022-05-14). "Patra Spanou Film boards Volker Schlöndorff eco-documentary (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  7. ↑ Hermersdorfer, Ralf (2022). "Und alle sind gefragt, ohne Ausnahme. Ein Gespräch mit Volker Schlöndorff". FILM OHNE GRENZEN (Films without borders). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration - FMNR Hub". World Vision Australia. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  9. ↑ "The forest makers – Tony Rinaudo and Ruth Jerotich". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  10. ↑ "Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo is turning African deserts into forests". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  11. ↑ "Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo earned his nickname, "the forest-maker", from 35 years of ground breaking work in Africa". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  12. ↑ Doherty, Ben (2018-12-14). "Reforesting the world: the Australian farmer with 240m trees to his name". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Tony Rinaudo has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia!". FMFR. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  14. ↑ Ruse, Sean (2020-10-01). "Regenerating Our Planet // Interview with Tony Rinaudo". FROCKUP. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  15. ↑ Khadka, Navin Singh (2022-05-24). "Why Africa couldn't get urgent global deal on drought". BBC. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  16. ↑ Baker, Mark (2014-04-26). "The tree whisperer". The Age. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  17. ↑ Phillips, Tunicia (2021-06-14). "Over-exploitation has degraded billions of hectares of land". Mail & Guardian South Africa. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  18. ↑ Hannam, Peter (2018-09-24). "'Blessed': Tree regeneration pioneer Tony Rinaudo gets global gong". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  19. ↑ "Award Extract Anthony Thomas Rinaudo". Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  20. ↑ "Outstanding Practice in AgoEcology: FACTSHEET - Global – Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR, 1983)" (PDF). World Future Council. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  21. ↑ "Tony Rinaudo - European Leadership Forum". European Leadership Forum. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  22. ↑ "Tony Rinaudo". Global Earth Repair Foundation. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  23. ↑ "Tony Rinaudo: 'The Forest Maker'". Global Evergreening Alliance. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  24. ↑ "Tony Rinaudo (speaker)". Global Landscapes Forum. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  25. ↑ "Tony Rinaudo". Initiatives of Change Switzerland. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  26. ↑ Mackintosh, Craig (2011-10-03). "Tony Rinaudo: "Against the odds: Reversing desertification in arid and semi arid lands" (IPC Presentation – Video)". Permaculture Research Institute. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  27. ↑ Gornall, Jonathan (2013-08-14). "It's a Forest, You Just Can't See It". Permaculture Research Institute. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  28. ↑ "Tony Rinaudo, Principal Advisor Natural Resources at World Vision Australia". Reforestation World. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  29. ↑ McGregor, James (2020-02-24). "Tony Rinaudo, The Forest Maker from World Vision". The Blue Tribe Company. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  30. ↑ "Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR): a technique to effectively combat poverty and hunger through land and vegetation restoration". United Nations: Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  31. ↑ Abbott, Rebecca (2022-09-02). "Book of the year offers hope for a hurting planet". Eternity News. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  32. ↑ Adams, David (2022-09-02). "Agronomist's autobiography wins Australian Christian Book of the Year". Sight Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  33. ↑ Adamson, Judy (2022-07-20). "[Review] The Forest Underground: Hope for a planet in crisis". Sydney Anglicans. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  34. ↑ Cauchi, Stephen (2022-05-03). "Tony Rinaudo has helped millions, now he wants to inspire the next generation". The Melbourne Anglican. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  35. ↑ Ellis, Victoria (2022-08-22). "Tony Rinaudo AM presents book talks in Myrtleford, Bright and Wangaratta". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  36. ↑ McEachen, Ben (2022-06-03). "The Forest Underground and the Tony Rinaudo Revolution: Meet 'The Tree Whisperer'". Hope 103.2. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  37. ↑ Hoffner, Eric (2022-08-17). "Let it grow: Q&A with reforestation and land restoration visionary Tony Rinaudo". Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  38. ↑ Ellis, Victoria (2022-08-22). "Tony Rinaudo AM presents book talks in Myrtleford, Bright and Wangaratta". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  39. ↑ Rinaudo, Tony; Garrity, Dennis (2021). Unsere Bäume der Hoffnung. Translated by Corinna; von Ludwiger. ISBN 978-3-906304-66-3. Retrieved 2022-07-29. Search this book on


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