Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems

Rethinking food system policies in terms of “eco-agro-food systems” can help to foster an integrated approach that will maintain and restore vital ecosystem services and reduce the likelihood of future shocks to our food and health systems. KEY MESSAGES - COVID-19 has brought home the necessity of b...

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Main Authors: Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Ringler, Claudia, Zhang, Wei, Arndt, Channing
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143336
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Zhang, Wei
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Zhang, Wei
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description Rethinking food system policies in terms of “eco-agro-food systems” can help to foster an integrated approach that will maintain and restore vital ecosystem services and reduce the likelihood of future shocks to our food and health systems. KEY MESSAGES - COVID-19 has brought home the necessity of better integration of natural resources and ecosystems with human food systems to increase the resilience, health, and sustainability of food systems. - Environmental degradation and climate change, in which food systems play a prominent role, are likely to increase the frequency and severity of natural disasters and may increase future pandemics, both causing shocks to food and health systems. - Common agricultural practices often degrade ecosystem services such as soil fertility and natural pest control, and can contribute to greater reliance on external inputs with potential for further damage. - Poor people are heavily dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods and are often most severely affected by environmental shocks and resource depletion. - The vicious cycle of unsustainable resource use and environmental degradation must be replaced with a virtuous cycle of healthier food and ecosystems using approaches that improve outcomes for humans and nature. - National laws and institutions, plus local formal and informal institutions and norms about respecting (or exploiting) nature, shape how people interact with the natural resource base and thus the outcomes for food and natural systems.
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spelling CGSpace1433362026-01-23T18:55:33Z Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S. Ringler, Claudia Zhang, Wei Arndt, Channing natural resources sustainable development goals shock policies covid-19 health zoonoses degradation sustainability nutrition environment agrifood systems diet pandemics resilience food systems governance Rethinking food system policies in terms of “eco-agro-food systems” can help to foster an integrated approach that will maintain and restore vital ecosystem services and reduce the likelihood of future shocks to our food and health systems. KEY MESSAGES - COVID-19 has brought home the necessity of better integration of natural resources and ecosystems with human food systems to increase the resilience, health, and sustainability of food systems. - Environmental degradation and climate change, in which food systems play a prominent role, are likely to increase the frequency and severity of natural disasters and may increase future pandemics, both causing shocks to food and health systems. - Common agricultural practices often degrade ecosystem services such as soil fertility and natural pest control, and can contribute to greater reliance on external inputs with potential for further damage. - Poor people are heavily dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods and are often most severely affected by environmental shocks and resource depletion. - The vicious cycle of unsustainable resource use and environmental degradation must be replaced with a virtuous cycle of healthier food and ecosystems using approaches that improve outcomes for humans and nature. - National laws and institutions, plus local formal and informal institutions and norms about respecting (or exploiting) nature, shape how people interact with the natural resource base and thus the outcomes for food and natural systems. 2021-04-03 2024-05-22T12:13:29Z 2024-05-22T12:13:29Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143336 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293991 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Suseela; Ringler, Claudia; Zhang, Wei; and Arndt, Channing. 2021. Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems. In 2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after COVID-19. Chapter 4, Pp. 44-52. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293991_04.
spellingShingle natural resources
sustainable development goals
shock
policies
covid-19
health
zoonoses
degradation
sustainability
nutrition
environment
agrifood systems
diet
pandemics
resilience
food systems
governance
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
Ringler, Claudia
Zhang, Wei
Arndt, Channing
Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems
title Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems
title_full Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems
title_fullStr Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems
title_full_unstemmed Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems
title_short Natural resources and environment: Governance for nature-positive food systems
title_sort natural resources and environment governance for nature positive food systems
topic natural resources
sustainable development goals
shock
policies
covid-19
health
zoonoses
degradation
sustainability
nutrition
environment
agrifood systems
diet
pandemics
resilience
food systems
governance
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