Volume 3, Issue 2 The Link Between Environmental Health and Poverty Alleviation
The June 2025 issue of GILPP Quarterly (Volume 3, Issue 2) focuses on the interconnection between environmental health and poverty alleviation, highlighting strategies for ecological restoration in developing nations. It begins with a letter from President Henry Deneen outlining the Geneva Institute for Leadership and Public Policy's (GILPP) mission to equip global leaders through education and networking for sustainable development. The publication features two main articles: one by Khongor Tsogt detailing Mongolia's tree planting initiatives, including nursery development, community engagement, and policy recommendations to combat pollution and land degradation; and another by Robert Morikawa discussing Plant With Purpose's community-based model that empowers smallholder farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture, resulting in reduced poverty and increased vegetative cover across regions like Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The issue concludes with overviews of GILPP and its parent organization, Global Hope Network International (GHNI), emphasizing collaborative approaches to transformational development, disaster response, and leadership training. Authors: Henry Deneen: President of GILPP; author of the introductory letter. Khongor Tsogt: Forester from Mongolia, working on the ASEAN Social Forestry project; author of "Fostering Tree Planting to Alleviate Environmental Pollution in Mongolia." Robert Morikawa: Senior Associate for Innovation and Research at Plant With Purpose; author of "Agents of Change: How Smallholder Farmers can be on the Front Lines of Ecological Restoration."
