Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions

Nature Food, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 2(3), P. 198 - 209

Published: March 8, 2021

Language: Английский

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Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change

Science, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 366(6471)

Published: Dec. 13, 2019

The human impact on life Earth has increased sharply since the 1970s, driven by demands of a growing population with rising average per capita income. Nature is currently supplying more materials than ever before, but this come at high cost unprecedented global declines in extent and integrity ecosystems, distinctness local ecological communities, abundance number wild species, domesticated varieties. Such changes reduce vital benefits that people receive from nature threaten quality future generations. Both an expanding economy costs reducing nature's are unequally distributed. fabric which we all depend-nature its contributions to people-is unravelling rapidly. Despite severity threats lack enough progress tackling them date, opportunities exist change trajectories through transformative action. action must begin immediately, however, address root economic, social, technological causes deterioration.

Language: Английский

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Six Transformations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 2(9), P. 805 - 814

Published: Aug. 26, 2019

Language: Английский

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Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

The Innovation, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 2(4), P. 100180 - 100180

Published: Oct. 30, 2021

Language: Английский

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Landscapes that work for biodiversity and people

Science, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 362(6412)

Published: Oct. 18, 2018

How can we manage farmlands, forests, and rangelands to respond the triple challenge of Anthropocene-biodiversity loss, climate change, unsustainable land use? When managed by using biodiversity-based techniques such as agroforestry, silvopasture, diversified farming, ecosystem-based forest management, these socioeconomic systems help maintain biodiversity provide habitat connectivity, thereby complementing protected areas providing greater resilience change. Simultaneously, use management improve yields profitability more sustainably, enhancing livelihoods food security. This approach "working lands conservation" create landscapes that work for nature people. However, many challenges impede uptake practices. Although improving voluntary incentives, market instruments, environmental regulations, governance is essential support working conservation, it community action, social movements, broad coalitions among citizens, businesses, nonprofits, government agencies have power transform how protect environment.

Language: Английский

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Global food system emissions could preclude achieving the 1.5° and 2°C climate change targets

Science, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 370(6517), P. 705 - 708

Published: Nov. 6, 2020

The Paris Agreement's goal of limiting the increase in global temperature to 1.5° or 2°C above preindustrial levels requires rapid reductions greenhouse gas emissions. Although reducing emissions from fossil fuels is essential for meeting this goal, other sources may also preclude its attainment. We show that even if fuel were immediately halted, current trends food systems would prevent achievement 1.5°C target and, by end century, threaten target. Meeting and ambitious changes as well all nonfood sectors. could be achieved with less-ambitious systems, but only are eliminated soon.

Language: Английский

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The Imperative for Climate Action to Protect Health

New England Journal of Medicine, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 380(3), P. 263 - 273

Published: Jan. 16, 2019

limate change is already adversely affecting human health and systems, 1,2 projected climate expected to alter the geographic range burden of a variety climate-sensitive outcomes affect functioning public care systems.If no additional actions are taken, then over coming decades, substantial increases in morbidity mortality association with outcomes, including heat-related illnesses, illnesses caused by poor air quality, undernutrition from reduced food quality security, selected vectorborne diseases some locations; at same time, worker productivity decrease, particularly low latitudes. 3,4Vulnerable populations regions will be differentially affected, poverty inequities as consequence change.Investments policies promote proactive effective adaptation reductions greenhouse-gas emissions (mitigation) would decrease magnitude pattern risks, medium-to-long term.

Language: Английский

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Getting the message right on nature‐based solutions to climate change

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 27(8), P. 1518 - 1546

Published: Feb. 1, 2021

Abstract Nature‐based solutions (NbS)—solutions to societal challenges that involve working with nature—have recently gained popularity as an integrated approach can address climate change and biodiversity loss, while supporting sustainable development. Although well‐designed NbS deliver multiple benefits for people nature, much of the recent limelight has been on tree planting carbon sequestration. There are serious concerns this is distracting from need rapidly phase out use fossil fuels protect existing intact ecosystems. also expansion forestry framed a mitigation solution coming at cost rich biodiverse native ecosystems local resource rights. Here, we discuss promise pitfalls framing its current political traction, present recommendations how get message right. We urge policymakers, practitioners researchers consider synergies trade‐offs associated follow four guiding principles enable provide society: (1) not substitute rapid fuels; (2) wide range land in sea, just forests; (3) implemented full engagement consent Indigenous Peoples communities way respects their cultural ecological rights; (4) should be explicitly designed measurable biodiversity. Only by following these guidelines will design robust resilient urgent sustaining nature together, now into future.

Language: Английский

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A systematic review on consumer acceptance of alternative proteins: Pulses, algae, insects, plant-based meat alternatives, and cultured meat

Appetite, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 159, P. 105058 - 105058

Published: Dec. 1, 2020

Consumers' dietary patterns have a significant impact on planetary and personal health. To address health environmental challenges one of the many possible solutions is to substitute meat consumption with alternative protein sources. This systematic review identifies 91 articles focus drivers consumer acceptance five proteins: pulses, algae, insects, plant-based proteins, cultured meat. demonstrates that proteins included here relatively low (compared meat); insects lowest, followed by Pulses highest level. In general, following consistently show be relevant for various motives taste health, familiarity, attitudes, food neophobia, disgust, social norms. However, there are also differences in relevance between individuals proteins. For example, other novel familiarity affective processes neophobia disgust seem more relevant. As part gaining full insight acceptance, shows an overview intervention studies were review, providing implications how can increased. The focal areas do not fully correspond current knowledge drivers. date, mainly focussed conscious deliberations, whereas factors been shown key comprehensive most categories thus large consistencies across bodies research. Variations found nuances showing different priorities segments, being context person specific future

Language: Английский

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Multiple health and environmental impacts of foods

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 116(46), P. 23357 - 23362

Published: Oct. 28, 2019

Significance Dietary choices are a leading global cause of mortality and environmental degradation threaten the attainability UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Paris Climate Agreement. To inform decision making to better identify multifaceted health impacts dietary choices, we describe how consuming 15 different food groups is associated with 5 outcomes aspects degradation. We find that foods improved adult also often have low impacts, indicating same transitions would lower incidences noncommunicable diseases help meet sustainability targets.

Language: Английский

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