Resilient Cacao Emerges Through Enhanced Weathering Strategies

Cover of Plants, People, Planet (Vol. 7, November 2025). Cacao’s climate footprint is far larger than most consumers imagine, and incremental efficiency gains will not be enough to secure the crop’s future. A new paper in the journal Plants, People, Planet proposes a dual strategy: agroforestry for resilience and enhanced rock weathering (ERW) for carbon removal. However, it remains to be seen how scientific promise intersects with institutional constraints. The paper begins with an overlooked but fundamental point: chocolate is a high-emissions commodity. Fertilizer-intensive cultivation contributes up to 96.7% of smallholder cacao ...

From Mine to Field: A Circular Economy Approach

A new study places soil remineralization within the wider idea of a circular economy: rock dust should not be treated as waste but as potential inputs for farming systems.

CDR in the Tropics: Building Trust, Markets, and Climate Solutions

When Jill Raval steps onto a stage, whether under the lights of a classical Indian dance performance or in front of a global audience of climate entrepreneurs, she carries the same sense of rhythm and intent. “I wasn’t a good student,” she admitted with a laugh during the Pioneering CDR in the Tropics webinar hosted by Milkywire on October 8, 2025. “I was much more into dancing.” Application of finely ground rock on farmland. Credit: InPlanet Today, Raval serves as Milkywire’s Nature Lead, guiding the organization’s work at the intersection of science, philanthropy, and private-sector action. On this day, she moderated a convers...