Frances Moore Lappé calls the American fascination with animal protein “a fixation.” To mitigate climate change, it’s time for U.S. consumers to reassess their consumption patterns.
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National Climate Leadership on Healthy and Sustainable Diets: A Win-win for People and Planet
Climate action plans required by the Paris Agreement are a strategic opportunity to center food systems in government policies.
Mexico’s Highest Court Rejects Appeal of GM Corn Ban
According to the citizen group Demanda Colectiva, the decision is a win for peasants, Indigenous communities, and consumers.
Harnessing the Power of Youth for Agri-Food Systems Transformations
Youth-centered initiatives have the potential to drive food systems transformation.
Nutritionists and Environmentalists Must Join Hands to Unlock the Power of the Plate
Research finds that 11 million people die prematurely due to unhealthy diets each year. Healthy foods must be available, affordable, and accessible for all.
Conversations with Food Systems Champions
Members of the U.N. Food Systems Champions Network highlighted the need for a systems-approach to bring meaningful change to food systems.
Collaborative Farmer Research Networks Can Help Us Fix Global Food Systems
Farmer research networks are key to building a more relevant and inclusive food systems.
Young People Must Have a Central Role in the Transformation of Food Systems
Too often youth are under-represented or they are excluded from decisions that impact their future.
Major U.S. Grocery Stores Step Up to Save the Bees, But Are They Doing Enough?
Some of the largest U.S. grocery stores are stepping up and taking action to protect bees from toxic pesticides.
Africans Publicly Challenge Green Revolution Backers
Africa’s largest civil society network and its allies are calling on investors to stop funding programs that promote an extractive model agriculture in Africa.
Why Are Diets and Biodiversity Linked?
Building more healthy, sustainable, and resilient food systems is central to reversing biodiversity loss, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring food security for everyone.
Food-Focused SXSW Voting Guide (39 Submissions Worth Upvoting)
Check out these 39 panels, readings, and more that are looking bring food systems to the stage at next year’s South by Southwest Conference.
Connecting the Dots During the Super Year of Food
This is the first piece in a series produced by the Global Action Platform on Sustainable Consumption and Diets. Read parts two and three, and learn more by visiting their webpage here. Humanity’s chance of achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable…
African Faith Leaders Call on The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Drop African Green Revolution
An alliance of African faith leaders outline the harmful effects of high input Green Revolution programs, like the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
This World Chocolate Day, Let’s Rethink Big Cocoa
The true cost of chocolate production has been paid by cocoa-producing communities in the service of profit for a few. This must change.
How Can Consumers Eat Well Without Wrecking the Planet?
Can consumers eat well without wrecking the planet? How does plant-based meat fit in the picture? Experts unpack how dietary choices impact the food system.
R&DE Stanford Dining Joins Drawdown Labs: Why it Could Mark the Tipping Point for Campus Dining as a Critical Lever for Scaling Climate Solutions
Stanford Dining is the first university-based member in Drawdown Labs’ network of business leaders taking accelerated action against climate change.
Virginia Tech Research Explores Climate Change and the Future of Food in Nepal
Many communities in Nepal heavily rely on natural resources – the consequences of climate change will have a major disproportionate impact.
A Call to Action: Multigenerational Collaboration for Food Systems Change
The Food Systems Game Changers Lab looks to leverage the power of multigenerational collaboration and transform the food system.
Why Ending Factory Farming Must Be Part of Biden’s Plan to Tackle America’s Biggest Issues
Ending factory farms is good for animal welfare, public health, worker safety, and the environment.
