food

UN omits potential of meat reduction in its roadmap for climate-compatible food system, raises health concerns, experts say

Press release / International team of researchers highlights missed opportunities for climate, health and other benefits from reducing consumption of animal-sourced foods.

FAO’s 1.5°C roadmap for food systems falls short

Other publication / A Comment in Nature Food details the shortfalls in the FAO's food systems roadmap to eliminate hunger without breaching the 1.5°C climate change threshold.

Media engagement training for researchers

Past event / The training session aims to enhance researchers' ability to bridge the gap between scientific based knowledge and public understanding.

Webinar: What’s cooking? Developing solutions to transform the current food system

Past event / This webinar explores solutions to mitigate livestock production's effects on the environment and the potential to invest in alternatives to animal agriculture.

Maximizing progress on the 2030 Agenda: building on SDG interlinkages

Perspective / Unlocking SDG synergies can boost progress on the 2030 Agenda, guiding sustainable development beyond 2030.

Gendered dynamics of state-led smallholder commercialisation in Ghana. The case of Nkoranza traditional area

Journal article / The paper examines whether and how new policies for Ghana's agricultural development deal with critical gendered challenges around land tenure.

Policy for sustainable consumption – an assessment of Swedish municipalities

Journal article / This study explores the role of local policy actors in supporting sustainable consumption, taking food consumption in Sweden as an example.

What’s cooking? An assessment of the potential impacts of selected novel alternatives to conventional animal products

Other publication / This report focuses on the potential environmental, health, social and animal welfare implications of the uptake of novel meat and dairy alternatives.

Q&A: what new UN research says about alternative proteins

Feature / SEI scientists weigh in on the new UNEP report exploring potential effects of some novel alternatives to conventional animal products, which launched at COP28.