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The environmental food crisis: the environment's role in averting future food crises. A UNEP rapid response assessment.

Author(s) : ONU Environnement (ex-PNUE), GRID-Arendal, UNEP-WCMC, NELLEMANN C., MACDEVETTE M., MANDERS T., et al.

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

This report released by UNEP warns that up to 25% of the world's food production may become lost due to environmental breakdown by 2050 unless action is taken. Prepared by the Rapid Response Assessment Team at UNEP/GRID-Arendal and UNEP-WCMC, the report provides the first summary by the UN of how climate change, water stress, invasive pests and land degradation may impact world food security, food prices and life on the planet and how we may be able to feed the world in a more sustainable manner. The report concludes that we need to get smart and more creative about recycling food wastes and fish discards into animal feed. While major efforts have gone into increasing efficiency in the traditional energy sector, food energy efficiency has received too little attention. The report makes seven significant recommendations, which include real opportunities for boosting aquaculture and fish farming without intensifying damage to the marine environment alongside ones highlighting the opportunities for minimizing and utilizing food wastes along the supply chain right up to consumers. The report can be downloaded from: www.grida.no/publications/rr/food%2Dcrisis.

Details

  • Original title: The environmental food crisis: the environment's role in averting future food crises. A UNEP rapid response assessment.
  • Record ID : 2009-1384
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy, Developing country, Environment, General information
  • Publication: UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) - Norway/Norway/United kingdom/United kingdom
  • Publication date: 2009/02
  • ISBN: 9788277010540
  • Source: Source: 104 p.; (21 x 29.7); fig.; phot.; tabl.; ref.

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