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From Silos to Systems: Investing in Sustainable Nutrition Science for a Healthy Future
Union of Concerned Scientists | 2021
Diet-related disease, climate change, and environmental degradation exact an enormous toll on human and planetary health. These challenges can be addressed in part by shifting what we eat and how we produce food, yet key questions remain about how to make such transitions effective, equitable, and sustainable.
2 - Intermediate | 1 hour
Planetary
Economic
Sustainable nutrition science could help solve climate and health crises. Why isn’t the federal government funding more of it?
Union of Concerned Scientists | 2021
A new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that federal funding for “sustainable nutrition science”—a field of research and education at the intersection of food production, climate and environment, and nutrition—is abysmally low, amounting to less than 25 cents out of every thousand dollars in federal research funding.
1 - Beginner | 5 minutes
Sociocultural
Food Justice & Sovereignty
Hunger for Justice Series, a weekly live broadcast about how we feed everyone in a Post-Covid World
A Growing Culture | 2020
The Hunger for Justice Series, a weekly live broadcast about how we feed everyone in a Post-Covid…
2 - Intermediate | 1 hour
Planetary
Biological Diversity
Safeguarding Health in the Anthropocene eopch: report of The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet commission on planetary health
The Lancet | 2015
A Landmark report that established the concept (and scientific underpinnings) of “planetary health” as an essential foundation…
2 - Intermediate | 30 minutes
Nutrition
Diet Quality & Diversity
Sustainable Diets: How Ecological Nutrition can Transform Consumption and the Food System
Springer Link | 2017
This academic article delves into defining ustainable diets and the relationships between healthy diets and planetary health…
3 - Advanced | 5 minutes
Planetary
Resilient Agroecological Practices
Human Health Implications of Organic Food and Organic Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review
BMC | 2017
This scientific review highlights the evidence on the impact of organic food production on humans and the…
3 - Advanced | 30 minutes
Nutrition
Diet Quality & Diversity
Hunger and Environmental Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics-Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
A hub of evidence-based resources from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Dietetic Practice Group to empower…
2 - Intermediate | 15 minutes
Economic
Circular Economy
Food Loss Database
FAO | 2019
A collection of data on both food loss and food waste and causes reported throughout the literature,…
2 - Intermediate | 1 hour
Sociocultural
Food Justice & Sovereignty
Food Systems at Risk
WRI | 2021
This resource addresses how olicymakers can help agricultural producers to enhance food security and improve livelihoods despite…
2 - Intermediate | 30 minutes
Sociocultural
Culturally Appropriate
The Hands that Feed Us
The Food Chain Workers Alliance | 2012
The report describes the challenges and opportunities for equity for workers in the food system as it…
2 - Intermediate | 2 hours