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Planetary
Biological Diversity
Food System Impacts on Biodiversity Loss: Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature
Chatham House | 2021
The paper discusses how the current food system model is driving biodiversity loss and what levers for…
2 - Intermediate | 15 minutes
Economic
Circular Economy
What are Food Systems?
GAIN | 2021
The white paper describes the nine major parts of the food systems-food system drivers, supply chain, food…
1 - Beginner | 15 minutes
Planetary
Water, Land & Soil Use
How to Transform Food Systems in the Face of Climate Change
World Resources Institue | 2021
The article explains what food system adaptions should be taken in order to protect certain aspects of…
2 - Intermediate | 10 minutes
Economic
Ethical Labor & Sourcing
How COVID-19 Affects Farmers and The Food Supply Chain
Tufts Now | 2020
News article that discusses how COVID-19 has highlighted the weaknesses and inequities of our food system as…
1 - Beginner | 5 minutes
Planetary
Biological Diversity
Nourish Food System Map
Nourish: Food + Community | 2020
Infographic that displays a chart to help identify your relationship to food as well as the impacts…
2 - Intermediate | 5 minutes
Nutrition
Food System Safety
Food Systems Dashboard
Johns Hopkins University | 2020
Video of commentators reflecting on data that has been brought together from public and private sources to…
3 - Advanced | 2 hours
Economic
Ethical Labor & Sourcing
Revealed: Monsanto Predicted Crop System Would Damage U.S. Farms
The Guardian | 2020
News article that provides internal documents about how the U.S. agriculture giant (Monsanto) and the German chemical…
1 - Beginner | 10 minutes
Economic
Responsible Governance
USDA Let Millions of Pounds of Food Rot While Food-Bank Demand Soared
Politico | 2020
News article discussing the Agriculture Department’s slow response to the farm crisis caused by coronavirus.
1 - Beginner | 10 minutes
Nutrition
Diet Quality & Diversity
Sustainable Food Systems: A Mediterranean Perspective
eDX | 2021
Online course that discusses the food systems in countries across the Mediterranean
2 - Intermediate | Multiple days
Economic
Responsible Governance
The COVID-19 Pandemic is Disrupting People’s Food Environments
United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition | 2020
A list of available resources and key readings with a focus on nutrition and food systems that…
2 - Intermediate | 5 minutes