Op-Ed

Leading Youth Food Campaigner Launches Global Manifesto to Mend ‘Broken Food System’

The global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Young people are calling for change.

Know Thy Farmer

When the soil microbiome is healthy and in balance, it directly, positively, impacts the health of the plants that grow in it.

The Role of Agaves in Presilience at the Food/Water/Energy Nexus

Arid cities in the U.S./Mexico borderlands are using succulent crops in regenerative perennial food systems to reverse and halt climate change.

You Can Help Save the Amazon One Hamburger at a Time

The #NoBeefWeek challenge was launched to raise awareness of our diets’ impact on natural resources and help protect the Amazon Rainforest.

Agricultural Carbon Markets Are Not a Climate Solution

Carbon markets have a decade-long track record of failing to stem greenhouse gas emissions, so why are they still presented as a solution?

How Tastes Will Be Changing in 2022: A Look into the Near Future

Here are some of the top food systems trends we should prepare for.

Taking on the Questions Holding Back Food Systems Transformation: Toward Agroecology, Regenerative Approaches and Indigenous Foodways

Recognizing the validity of different scientific practices and diverse sources of evidence can help promote much needed change in the food system.

Sustainable Food Systems and Stable Climates Are Intertwined. Let’s Treat Them that Way

Food systems are contributing to the climate crisis, but they can also be part of the solution.

Climate Action Can Start with Each Meal

What goes into the price of our food? Multiple elements make up the number we see on our grocery store receipt—such as the price of farm inputs, the materials used for packaging, and transportation to grocery shelves. But the price…

To Slow Climate Change, We Must Reimagine What It Means to Eat Like an American

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.

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.

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.

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