Tony Rinaudo Explained

Tony Rinaudo
Honorific Suffix:AM
Birth Date:19 January 1957
Birth Place:Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Citizenship:Australian
Occupation:Agriculturist
Spouse:Eliabeth Rinaudo
Children:4

Anthony Thomas Rinaudo (born 19 January 1957) is an Australian agriculturist 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).[2]

Career

Following University and Bible College, Rinaudo 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.[3]

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

Rinaudo 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

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. Rinaudo'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".[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 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 Nigerians 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).

Since joining World Vision Australia in 1999, Rinaudo 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,[13] [14] for example in East Timor[15] and Ethiopia.[16]

Awards

Recognition

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

Published works

Books

Articles

Presentations

Biography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tony Rinaudo - Right Livelihood . Right Livelihood . 2022-05-16.
  2. Book: Rinaudo, Tony . The Forest Underground . ISCAST . 2022 . 0645067113.
  3. Web site: Turning deserts into farmland: how an Australian agronomist has employed an ancient farming practice to change the lives of millions . . 2018-10-03 . 2022-05-16.
  4. Web site: Documentary 'The Forest Maker' portrays a reforestation pioneer . Verena . Greb . . 2022-04-05 . 2022-07-28 .
  5. Web site: The Forestmaker . . 2022 . 2022-07-29.
  6. Web site: Patra Spanou Film boards Volker Schlöndorff eco-documentary (exclusive) . Martin . Blaney . . 2022-05-14 . 2022-10-13 .
  7. Web site: Und alle sind gefragt, ohne Ausnahme. Ein Gespräch mit Volker Schlöndorff . Ralf . Hermersdorfer . FILM OHNE GRENZEN (Films without borders) . 2022. 2022-09-07.
  8. Web site: Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration - FMNR Hub . World Vision Australia . 2022-05-16.
  9. Web site: The forest makers – Tony Rinaudo and Ruth Jerotich . . 2022-06-06 . 2022-07-28 .
  10. Web site: Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo is turning African deserts into forests . Nicola . Heath. . 2022-07-24 . 2022-07-28 .
  11. Web site: Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo earned his nickname, "the forest-maker", from 35 years of ground breaking work in Africa. . Phillip . Adams . . 2019-12-18 . 2022-07-28 .
  12. Web site: Reforesting the world: the Australian farmer with 240m trees to his name . . Ben . Doherty . 2018-12-14 . 2022-07-29 .
  13. Web site: Regenerating Our Planet // Interview with Tony Rinaudo . FROCKUP . Sean . Ruse . 2020-10-01 . 2022-07-29 .
  14. Web site: Why Africa couldn't get urgent global deal on drought . . Navin Singh . Khadka . 2022-05-24 . 2022-08-21.
  15. Web site: The tree whisperer . Mark . Baker . . 2014-04-26 . 2022-07-28.
  16. Web site: Over-exploitation has degraded billions of hectares of land . Mail & Guardian South Africa . Tunicia . Phillips . 2021-06-14 . 2022-08-21 .
  17. Web site: Tony Rinaudo has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia! . FMFR . 2019-01-29 . 2022-05-16.
  18. Web site: 'Blessed': Tree regeneration pioneer Tony Rinaudo gets global gong . . Peter . Hannam . 2018-09-24 . 2022-07-29 .
  19. Web site: Award Extract Anthony Thomas Rinaudo . Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet . 2022-05-16.
  20. Web site: Outstanding Practice in AgoEcology: FACTSHEET - Global – Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR, 1983) . World Future Council . 2022-05-17.
  21. Web site: The Agricultural Genius—Tony Rinaudo . Chou, Ta-Kuan Cultural & Educational Foundation, Taiwan . 2021-04-16 . 2023-03-22 .
  22. Web site: Nine winners of the Global Love of Life Award appeared to share . Liberty Times via Google Translate . 2022-12-08 . 2023-03-22 .
  23. Web site: Global Love of Life Medal 9 Winners Share Life Stories . China Times via Google Translate . 2022-12-08 . 2023-03-22 .
  24. Web site: Anthony Rinaudo AM . 2023-11-04 . Australian of the Year . en.
  25. Web site: Tony Rinaudo - European Leadership Forum . European Leadership Forum . 2022-07-29 .
  26. Web site: Tony Rinaudo . Global Earth Repair Foundation . 2022-07-29 .
  27. Web site: Tony Rinaudo: 'The Forest Maker' . Global Evergreening Alliance . 2019-02-01 . 2022-07-29 .
  28. Web site: Tony Rinaudo (speaker) . Global Landscapes Forum . 2022-07-29 .
  29. Web site: Tony Rinaudo . Initiatives of Change Switzerland . 2022-07-29 .
  30. Web site: Tony Rinaudo . ISCAST . 2023-08-22.
  31. Web site: Tony Rinaudo: "Against the odds: Reversing desertification in arid and semi arid lands" (IPC Presentation – Video) . Permaculture Research Institute . Craig . Mackintosh . 2011-10-03 . 2022-07-29 .
  32. Web site: It's a Forest, You Just Can't See It . Permaculture Research Institute . Jonathan . Gornall . 2013-08-14 . 2022-07-29 .
  33. Web site: Tony Rinaudo, Principal Advisor Natural Resources at World Vision Australia . Reforestation World . 2022-07-29.
  34. Web site: Tony Rinaudo - TEDx Sydney 2023 . TEDxSydney Limited . 2023-09-01 . 2023-10-03.
  35. Web site: Tony Rinaudo, The Forest Maker from World Vision . The Blue Tribe Company . James . McGregor . 2020-02-24 . 2022-07-29 .
  36. Web site: 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 . 2022-08-06 .
  37. Web site: Book of the year offers hope for a hurting planet . Rebecca . Abbott . . 2022-09-02 . 2022-09-02 .
  38. Web site: Agronomist's autobiography wins Australian Christian Book of the Year . David . Adams . Sight Magazine . 2022-09-02 . 2022-09-05 .
  39. Web site: [Review] The Forest Underground: Hope for a planet in crisis ]. Judy . Adamson. Sydney Anglicans . 2022-07-20 . 2022-07-28 .
  40. Web site: Tony Rinaudo has helped millions, now he wants to inspire the next generation . Stephen . Cauchi . The Melbourne Anglican . 2022-05-03 . 2022-07-28 .
  41. Web site: Rinaudo's alpine tour a success . Brodie . Everist. 2022-08-30 . 2022-09-07.
  42. Web site: The Forest Underground and the Tony Rinaudo Revolution: Meet 'The Tree Whisperer' . Ben . McEachen . . 2022-06-03 . 2022-07-29 .
  43. Web site: Let it grow: Q&A with reforestation and land restoration visionary Tony Rinaudo . Eric . Hoffner . 2022-08-17 . 2022-09-07.
  44. Web site: Tony Rinaudo AM presents book talks in Myrtleford, Bright and Wangaratta . . Victoria . Ellis . 2022-08-22 . 2022-09-29 .
  45. Web site: 2023-08-08 . Celebrating the Audiobook Launch of "The Forest Underground" by Tony Rinaudo - ISCAST . 2023-11-04 . en-AU.
  46. Book: Unsere Bäume der Hoffnung . Tony . Rinaudo . Dennis . Garrity . Corinna . von Ludwiger . 978-3-906304-66-3 . 2021 . 2022-07-29 .
  47. Web site: 2023-06-30 . The forest maker: In conversation with Tony Rinaudo . 2023-11-04 . Eureka Street . en.
  48. Web site: An Underground Forest: a solution to restoring degraded land at our feet . TEDxSydney . 2023-11-02 . 2023-11-09.
  49. Web site: TEDxSydney . 2023-11-09.

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