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Industrialized farming has been a reliable way to produce lots of food, at a relatively low cost. But it’s not the bargain it was once believed to be. Unsustainable agriculture can pollute water, air and soil; is a…
World Food Day, which falls on 16 October, is an opportunity to reassess how humanity produces, distributes and consumes food. Are we doing those things in a sustainable way that benefits farmers, the environment…
World Food Day on 16 October calls for global solidarity to help all populations, and especially the most vulnerable, to recover from COVID-19. We asked Marieta Sakalian, a food systems and biodiversity expert with…
An interview with UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) food systems expert James Lomax. Tell us about your professional background and interests. Before joining UNEP, I worked in commercial food production and farming…
A biological remediation pilot project seeking to enhance nature’s own ability to clear up oil spills in Iraq’s conflict-affected areas has been launched in Kirkuk by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP…
UN Environment’s TEEBAgriFood initiative has been recognized with a 2018 Future Policy Award. The initiative helps decision-makers to compare policies and markets to value food more accurately. World Food Day is…
World Food Day on 16 October reminds us that 821 million people in the world are undernourished and that sustainable agriculture requires mainstreaming of biodiversity. Farmers across the world are facing difficult…
World Food Day on 16 October is an opportunity to reflect on how healthy ecosystems can help to reduce the number of people who don’t have enough to eat. Food security is notoriously complex. It is more about…
When we sit around our dinner tables or have a drink at a café with family or friends, the food and drink we enjoy has journeyed through a huge and complex system that ends with us - the consumer. That makes us…
Experts & Policymakers Re-Imagine African Agriculture in Face of Climate Change 65% of Africa’s Land Affected by Degradation; New Approach Essential Nairobi, 30 July 2015 – Over 1,200 experts, policy makers…
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