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Taxonomy Archive: food/crops
20 Apr 2018 |
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Food Sustainability and Safety
In this chapter, the DGAC addresses food and nutrition issues that will inform public health action and policies to promote the health of the population through sustainable diets and food safety. An important reason for addressing sustainable diets, a new area for the DGAC, is to have alignment and consistency in dietary guidance ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Food, hunger, health, and climate change
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the effects of climate change on food security could be some of the most serious in the near-to-medium term, especially if global mean temperature increases by 3–4°C or more. In The Lancet, Marco Springmann and colleagues dig deeper, and report the most advanced ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Guide to a Climate-Friendly Diet
Did you know you can help reduce climate change simply by changing some of your eating habits? The American foodsystem is responsible for a lot of the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases we produce overall. This means that the meals we eat have a big impact on our climate. Since we all eat, this […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Diet-Climate Connection
The droughts, heat waves and wildfires of 2012 – the hottest year on record – have vividly brought home the effects of our warming planet. And some of the consequences will also show up at the grocery store. Foods we buy will cost more because of crop failures. And this is just part of a […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Feed yourself more healthfully and protect the planet at the same time
The Maine chapter of the nonprofit Physicians for Social Responsibility is joining other health care professionals around the world in focusing its attention on the public health risks of climate change. Rather than talk about the spread of mosquito-borne viruses or the impact of giant hurricanes, the group is using food as a way to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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ReFED
A data-driven guide for businesses, government, funders, and nonprofits to collectively reduce food waste at scale. Together, we can reduce U.S. food waste by 50% by 2030.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change Could Be Poisoning Your Food
By now, it’s fairly well-established that climate change is going to be a major challenge for food production. Rising temperatures are set to severely damage crop yields, lessen the nutritional value of important crops, and make large portions of the planet inhospitable to crop production. And some studies argue that it won’t be ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Fisheries
Tribal fisheries play a vital role in the economies, cultures and subsistence lifestyles of many indigenous groups in the United States. In several regions of the US, tribal fisheries have been severely impacted by EuroAmerican land management practices, habitat destruction and resource exploitation. Activities such as the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Famine
Climate change is already threatening the Earth’s ability to produce food. These effects are expected to worsen as climate change worsens.
20 Apr 2018 |
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What Makes Agriculture Vulnerable to Climate Change, and the Mortality Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Scarcity
Gains in food production and increased awareness of global food security are threatened by looming losses due to climate change, according to a study published in The Lancet. Marco Springmann et al. calculate that climate change will lead to a 3.2 percent reduction in global food availability per person by 2050, driven by changes in ...