Michel Nischan is a renowned American chef and two-time winner of the James Beard Foundation award for over 30 years’ experience in promoting a sustainable food system. Author of three cookbooks and numerous articles on sustainable food systems and social equity, Michel Nischan sits on the board of directors of theInstitut Rodale, and was a trustee of the James Beard Foundation,the Amazon Conservation Team and and the Harvard Center for Health and the Global Environment.. The chef is also co-founder of the Chef Action Network.
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The Amazon Conservation Team
The Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) was founded in 1996, based on the conviction that the health of the Amazon rainforest is inextricably linked to the vitality of its indigenous cultures. The organization works with indigenous peoples to protect the world’s largest rainforest, its biodiversity and the cultures of its inhabitants, thereby contributing to the well-being of the planet and thus to our own.
