The Vital Roles of Blue Foods in the Global Food System
Blue foods – fish, invertebrates, algae and aquatic plants captured or cultured in freshwater and marine ecosystems – play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities. Realizing the potential of blue foods to play…
Read MoreGrowing Better: 10 Critical Transitions to Transform Food and Land Use
Transforming the world’s food and land-use systems is necessary to achieve the targets for climate and sustainable development set out in the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) was launched in 2017 to catalyze and speed up this transformation.
Read MorePlant-Forward Future
This curated set of resources from Practice Greenhealth, Health Care Without Harm, and their partners helps health care facilities set a plant-forward goal, menu and market plant-forward dishes, and track their progress.
Read MoreThe New Plastics Economy: Rethinking the future of plastics and catalyzing action
Research and modeling suggest that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocen (by weight) if we don’t radically rethink our relationship to plastic packaging and its use across our supply chains. This report offers a a new vision, aligned with the principles of a circular economy.
Read MoreFood Systems at Risk
This resource addresses how olicymakers can help agricultural producers to enhance food security and improve livelihoods despite the challenges that climate change brings.
Read MoreNo Piece of the Pie
The report explains how the food system is a growing area of employment, yet food chain workers are poorly treated, receive low wages, and are at risk for food insecurity.
Read MoreHow the Los Angeles Food Policy Council will Create Change in the Food System
Los Angeles Food Policy Council’s strategic plan n to ensure the food system provides good food for all and incorporates more sustainably produced food that is not only good for humans, but also for the environment.
Read MoreState of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
This UN paper explores the leading challenges indigenous people often face when trying to obtain quality health care services.
Read MoreThe State of the World’s Biodiverstiy for Food and Agriculture
Report that makes a valuable contribution to the efforts of conserving biodiversity for food and agriculture as well as promoting its sustainable use for food security and human well-being and development worldwide, for current and future generations.
Read MoreInsect Declines and Why They Matter
Landmark paper suggesting the precipitous decline of insects- a 50% drop globally since 1970-and the urgent implications for our food system and web of life.
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