Encouraging the natural regrowth of trees and plants in degraded areas.
Agricultural extension historically positioned farmers as male heads-of-household; this phrase risks invisibilizing women farmers (globally 43% of agricultural workforce) who manage regeneration practices but are often excluded from 'farmer' identity in policy and research.
Specify 'women and men farmers' or 'smallholder farmers' when discussing management roles; default to 'land stewards' or 'agroecological practitioners' to include all genders managing regeneration.
["land-steward-managed natural regeneration","community-managed natural regeneration","agroecological regeneration"]
Women farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia lead majority of regenerative agricultural innovation; research shows women-managed plots achieve higher biodiversity outcomes when resources are provided equally.
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