Andre Leu

André Leu is the International Director of Regeneration International, a global NGO that promotes food, farming and land use systems that regenerate and stabilize climate systems, the health of the planet and people.

André studied journalism at university and has a degree in Communications, with a double major in Video/TV Production and Socio-political Theory. He has post-graduate qualifications in adult education. He lectures and teaches at universities, institutions and workshops around the world.

He has published extensively internationally, in magazines, newspapers, journals, conference proceedings, newsletters, websites and other media, as well as doing numerous media interviews for TV, Radio and online systems.

He is a professional musician, having performed throughout Australia and in many countries around the world. He also works in film and video and is currently involved in several of these.

André is the Author of the ‘Myths of Safe Pesticides’ and ‘Poisoning our Children’. He is the co-author with Dr Vandana Shiva of ‘Biodiversity, Agroecology, Regenerative Organic Agriculture – Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty and Climate Change’

André first came to the Douglas Shire in 1971 and has, with his wife Julia, an organic tropical fruit farm in Daintree.