Diet change & policy change
Join the individuals, groups and cities calling for a global
Our Mission
To promote a shift towards a just, plant-based food system that would enable us to live safely within our planetary boundaries and reforest the Earth.
Our vision is a global Plant Based Treaty attached to the Paris Agreement, and best practices in plant-based food policy implemented by cities and other institutions.
Current Programs & Campaigns
PROGRAM 1
Collecting Endorsements
Our theory of change is to create bottom-up pressure on governments to negotiate a global Plant Based Treaty by getting endorsements from millions of individuals including notable celebrities, scientists and politicians, tens of thousands of groups and businesses, and hundreds of cities.
PROGRAM 2
City Campaigns
We’re building a support base and developing site-specific Plant Based Treaty teams to introduce motions to city councils to endorse the Plant Based Treaty and incorporate plant-based food strategies into existing climate, biodiversity and food poverty action plans.
PROGRAM 3
Menu Change Not Climate Change
We’re using our series of Plant Based Treaty Playbooks outlining best practices for early childhood education, universities, senior homes, and athletes.
PROGRAM 4
Advocacy at Global Climate Talks
We engage in UN advocacy at global climate conferences such as UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COPs), the Bonn Climate Conference, and UN ECOSOC Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) consultations.
PROGRAM 5
Training and Capacity Building
We strengthen and grow the plant-based movement by launching tools and training, recruiting and empowering new advocates and launching impactful city teams.
How You Can Help
Getting Involved
Sign the Plant Based Treaty
Ask your friends, family, groups, businesses and cities to sign.
Become a Volunteer
Join others in creating diet change and policy change within their own communities.
Make a Donation
Every gift is matched by a kind donor until the end of 2026, meaning your impact is effectively doubled.
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Our Endorsements
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PLANT BASED TREATY UPDATES
Latest News & Blogs
Plant Based Treaty Heads to The Bonn Climate Meetings 2026
By Jennifer O’Toole
Utrecht, The Netherlands
The municipality of Utrecht has endorsed the Plant Based Treaty with several actionable steps.
They have agreed to help their residents eat more healthy plant-based foods from local sources. In addition, canteens within several offices will have more plant-based food, and food waste will be reduced.
Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal
Póvoa de Lanhoso formally endorsed Plant Based Treaty and set out plans to adopt a strategic action plan linking plant-based food with climate resilience, public health and social innovation. They propose practical measures including 100% plant-based meal options in school cafeterias, training caterers, care institutions and municipal nutritionists, as well as promoting plant-based cooking and food-literacy workshops at public events.
Make an impact. Then
All donations matched until the end of 2026 – double your impact!
At Plant Based Treaty, we collaborate with local communities, city councils, industry experts and government bodies – and we take our mission all the way to the United Nations.
We place food system transformation at the center of climate action, advocating for urgent change to drive climate mitigation and build global resilience.
You can support this vital work. In 2025, every donation is match-funded – meaning your gift will be doubled to make twice the impact.
Our work at the UN and global climate talks
We’ve proudly taken our message to the heart of climate discussions, giving food systems a much needed place at the table.
Our Endorsers
