This COP26 session explores the ways in which philanthropy can help translate commitments made at global, national and regional forums – like the UN Food Systems Summit and COP26 and others – from words into action.
COP26 Event: Grasslands and Savannahs – Climate Solutions Beyond Forests at the COP26
This special panel discussion at the COP26 will explore the importance of our global grassland and savannah systems, the services and benefits they provide, including as undervalued assets and overlooked solutions in our climate agenda.
COP26 Event: Panel Discussion on Healthy and Sustainable Diets
During this COP26 event, food systems experts will explore the inextricable link between healthy and sustainable diets and public health, local food systems, food workers, and biodiversity. Speakers include the WWF’s Brent Loken, Nourish Scotland’s Pete Ritchie, and Food Tank’s Dani Nierenberg.
COP26 Event: Videos for Change
This film screening will feature the finalists of the Food x Film Festival Videos for Change competition, featuring youth-created films. The winning mini documentaries will be screened alongside commentary by Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg.
COP26 Event: Film Screening – The Ants and the Grasshopper
“The Ants the the Grasshopper” is a new documentary by author, filmmaker and academic Raj Patel showing how the fight for climate action will also be a battle for food sovereignty, racial justice, and gender equality around the world. The screening will be followed by a conversation between Danielle Nierenberg and Raj Patel.
COP26 Event: A New Approach to Meat
At this event, panelists will discuss what it takes to change the production of animal protein while maintaining farmer livelihoods and food security. Confirmed speakers include Aleph Farms CEO Didier Toubia, Sustainable Food Trust Director Patrick Holden, and Food Tank President Danielle Nierenberg.
COP26 Events: Food and Agriculture Offers Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Food Tank will be engaged in a series of events at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). Conversations will bring together food system visionaries, emerging leaders, and renowned experts in open dialogue to discuss ways toward food-based climate action. Please join us as we showcase how food offers a solution to the climate crisis.
New Platform Aims to Elevate the Importance of Sustainable Diets
Food systems leaders emphasize the interconnectedness of food, nutrition, and planetary health.
12 Apps Preventing Household Food Waste and Protecting the Planet
In honor of International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction, Food Tank is highlighting resources inspiring consumers to make small yet impactful changes in their lives.
How Can Nutrition Professionals Help the Food System?
A new paper outlines how dietitians and nutrition professionals can promote sustainable food systems.
7th Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Global Forum 2021
This year’s Milan Urban Food Policy Pact Global Forum will be on the topic of Growing Resilience: Sustainable Food to tackle the Climate Emergency. Food Tank’s president, Danielle Nierenberg, will serve as the event’s Master of Ceremonies.
Are Young People Really Eating Less Meat?
Young people are buying and eating more meat than older generations, according to new research from the World Resources Institute.
Asian Pacific Islander Voices: Books on Food and Culture
Food Tank’s book list centers Asian and Pacific Islander voices and showcases books on AAPI food and culture.
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…
Fighting Climate Change With Food
Learn more about local and global actions you can take to lead a more climate-friendly lifestyle.
Brooklyn Chef Addresses Food Sustainability Through Art
Brooklyn-based chef and artist Jen Monroe envisions how environmental degradation will affect the future of food.
How a Small California Farm and Tribal Nation are Working Together to Become Part of the Solution to Climate Change
The carbon farming practices sequester carbon, promote soil health, increase biodiversity, and build land resilience.
How Fungi Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis
The Fungi Foundation is raising awareness about the essential role mushrooms and other fungi play.
Grasslands Are Turning into Carbon Sources, Study Finds
Worldwide, grasslands absorb as much carbon as they emit, but climbing demand for meat and dairy and poor land management threaten this balance.
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Event: Food and Nutrition Security among COVID-19 and Climate Change
This event, hosted by India’s M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, will focus on issues of food and nutrition insecurity among the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis. Food Tank’s president, Danielle Nierenberg, will deliver a lecture during this event on the importance of biodiversity, dietary diversity, nutrition security and cultural heritage within the food system.
