Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy

As the population continues to grow and natural resources become scarcer, the need to shift toward an environmen-tally responsible, socially accountable, more equitable, and “greener” economy has become increasingly apparent. Despite differing perspectives and definitions among stakeholders, the “gr...

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Autores principales: Fan, Shenggen, Ringler, Claudia, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Stein, Alexander J.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153880
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author Fan, Shenggen
Ringler, Claudia
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Stein, Alexander J.
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description As the population continues to grow and natural resources become scarcer, the need to shift toward an environmen-tally responsible, socially accountable, more equitable, and “greener” economy has become increasingly apparent. Despite differing perspectives and definitions among stakeholders, the “green economy” is often seen as an economy that pursues growth while also promoting sustainable development through more efficient use of resources. Thus aligned with concepts of sustainability, the objective of a green economy is to simultaneously work toward economic development, environmental protection, and greater social welfare, in particular by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and nonrenewable resources.
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spelling CGSpace1538802025-11-06T04:37:05Z Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy Fan, Shenggen Ringler, Claudia Nkonya, Ephraim M. Stein, Alexander J. food security nutrition green economy land degradation climate change biofuels As the population continues to grow and natural resources become scarcer, the need to shift toward an environmen-tally responsible, socially accountable, more equitable, and “greener” economy has become increasingly apparent. Despite differing perspectives and definitions among stakeholders, the “green economy” is often seen as an economy that pursues growth while also promoting sustainable development through more efficient use of resources. Thus aligned with concepts of sustainability, the objective of a green economy is to simultaneously work toward economic development, environmental protection, and greater social welfare, in particular by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and nonrenewable resources. 2012 2024-10-01T13:58:09Z 2024-10-01T13:58:09Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153880 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Fan, Shenggen; Ringler, Claudia; Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Stein, Alexander J. 2012. Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153880
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nutrition
green economy
land degradation
climate change
biofuels
Fan, Shenggen
Ringler, Claudia
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Stein, Alexander J.
Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy
title Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy
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title_full_unstemmed Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy
title_short Ensuring food and nutrition security in a green economy
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nutrition
green economy
land degradation
climate change
biofuels
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