Edhen supports the co-development of regenerative projects, systemic knowledge and climate-resilient farms. To restore landscapes, increase food production and improve lives. By providing holistic Collaboration, Management, Research, Education, Evaluation and Design services. To development organizations, mission-driven businesses, universities, governments, farmers and landowners.
MANAGE COMPLEXITY & IMPROVE LIVES
Edhen is an eco-consulting company, active both in Switzerland and internationally. The goal of our start-up is to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers & development partners. By building long-lasting partnerships and delivering science-based and high-quality consulting services.
THE PURPOSE OF OUR WORK: REGENERATION
We are facing a multi-dimensional crisis and various complex challenges. There is urgent need to restore our landscapes, conserve biodiversity and adapt to climate change. As well as to increase food production and to build thriving circular economies. The good news is that there are numerous regenerative solutions available. Still, the main challenge is how to manage complexity.
EDHEN SUPPORTS YOU
TO SUCCESSFULLY DESIGN & MANAGE REGENERATIVE PROJECTS
Restore landscapes, design regenerative farms & agroforests
+ Increase productivity & profitability
+ Improve quality of lives
= Climate change mitigation + adaptation
THE FRUITS OF HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT
DOES EDHEN OFFER THE SERVICE YOU NEED?
Our holistic and science-based approach allows us to identify the best solutions for your context. With consulting and coaching services online and in real life.
Regenerative development needs regenerative – projects, knowledge & farms.
PROJECTS
COLLABORATION SERVICES
Edhen facilitates the collaboration process in a neutral & structured way. We also offer individual coaching.
MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION
Edhen supports an optimized development and management of your regenerative projects.
KNOWLEDGE
SYSTEMIC R&D SERVICES
Edhen contributes to conducting and coordinating interdisciplinary research.
EDUCATION SERVICES
Edhen offers lectures & workshops for various stakeholders and events. Online, on-farm and in classrooms.
TREES & FARMS
CLIMATE-RESILIENT DESIGN
Edhen provides integrated evaluation & design services, thanks to her strategic partnerships. Combining systemic science and practical permaculture expertise. Towards holistic design of regenerative farms, homesteads, Agroforests & eco-villages.
Edhen is a collaborative ecosystem. Hence, we apply the best available collaboration methods & technologies. With online consulting and collaboration based on a secure cloud and workspace based in Switzerland.
IS EDHEN A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION?
Join the growing number of organizations and businesses investing in regenerative development. Our services can benefit many types of businesses and organizations. We also facilitate collaboration among organizations, to support each other grow.
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Development organizations benefit from Edhen’s holistic solutions to advance their regenerative development work
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UNIVERSITIES & SCHOOLS
R&D institutions collaborate with Edhen to advance social and ecosystemic innovations
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FOOD COMPANIES
Mission-driven food companies consider Edhen’s services to support farmers, restore landscapes and co-develop regenerative food systems
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FARMER, LANDOWNER & REAL ESTATE INVESTORS
Landowner are happy with the services provided by Edhen, due to increased quality of life and higher value of the land and related assets
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PUBLIC AGENCIES
Public agencies trust Edhen for her integrated services, to support farmers and to co-develop public landscapes in a participatory way
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ECOTOURISM BUSINESSES
Ecotourism providers value Edhen services, thanks to the holistic support for their regenerative and popular ecotourism paradise
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GET INVOLVED
Edhen is a brand-new regenerative consulting network. Our start-up is hence counting on like-minded people like you, to make a regenerative impact. You are welcome to read further, or to simply contact us and explore fresh opportunities for win-win collaboration. We are looking forward to hear your story!
When we started our consulting work, we quickly realized that many great projects lack resources. Hence, we have now founded the EDHEN ASSOCIATION, a non-profit platform for sharing knowledge and resources.
You are welcome to contact us all day, every day by E-mail info(at)edhen.ch or the contact form.
FIRST PROJECTS
These are the first projects and partners we have selected, after evaluating the regeneration potentials both for people and environment. And more projects are in the pipeline. We’re happy of the fact that our advisory service is welcomed and we are looking forward to further win-win partnerships.
“In 2022, it is believed that the combined 3C factors – COVID-19, conflicts and climate – can have a devastating effect on food security at European and global level.” Virginia Campeanu, Institute for World Economy
Agriculture can either be part of the problem or the solution, with regard to landscape degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change. Agroforestry systems can not only increase yields, but also withstand weather extremes, regulate water cycles, sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, they are key for both – to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
The ecological transition requires a broad range of services and innovations. Which opens various opportunities for private and public organizations, as well as for regenerative start-ups. However, the development of economic solutions should also consider non-monetary driving forces, such as cultivating emotional balance and organizational resilience.
This is our general perspective, regarding the growing turbulence of the world we live in. If you think, it’s high time to co-develop your own strategy towards resilience and abundance, contact us today.
Holistic crisis management: Edhen experts step in to solve problems, large and small. By taking a holistic approach to managing risks and targeted resilience management. Towards identifying opportunities and solutions, attuned to your specific needs and context.
INSIGHTS
The interdisciplinary blog and exchange platform is in development. Stay tuned! Here we will present and discuss publications and news, related to regenerative development & design.
“Agroecological production is a comprehensive framework for the sustainable use of biodiversity that also supports productivity and resilience…”. T.C. Wanger, F. DeClerck, L.A. Garibaldi, J. Ghazoul, D. Kleijn, A.M. Klein, C. Kremen, H. Mooney, I. Perfecto, L.L. Powell, J. Settele, M. Solé, T. Tscharntke, W. Weisser. Integrating agroecological production in a robust post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1262-y
Trees can help us to stay mentally balanced. “The study suggests that unintentional daily contact to nature through street trees close to the home may reduce the risk of depression…”. M.R. Marselle, D.E. Bowler, J. Watzema, et al. Urban street tree biodiversity and antidepressant prescriptions. Sci Rep 10, 22445 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79924-5
Characterizing the drivers of forest succession and regional ecological processes, can provide vital information to guide systemic restoration efforts… . P. Macek, C. Schöb, F.I. Pugnaire, M. Núñez-Ávila and J.J. Armesto. Shrubs mediate forest start-up and patch dynamics in a semiarid landscape. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2018.09.002
“UBUNTU – I am because we are” (African Proverb)
„Living systems are units of interactions, they exist in an ambience.“ Prof. Humberto Maturana (1928-2021)
“The crucial challenge to be mastered in order to work successfully in the 21st century is complexity” Prof. Freudmund Malik, Malik Management
First Partners
