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In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario…

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are one mechanism for addressing biodiversity loss, climate change and poverty in an integrated manner. The Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity highlighted the need for much greater investment in nature in order to deliver sustainable development. NbS — interventions that protect, restore or sustainably manage nature — can provide a…

Conflict, COVID-19, climate crisis likely to drive higher levels of acute food insecurity in 23 hunger hotspots – new report Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine, warn the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food…

Today 29 July 2021 , is Earth Overshoot Day and marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year, meaning we’re living on ecological credit. To mark this sobering moment, We Mean Business and Business for Nature have launched a new publication ‘Building Integrated Policies for the Planet’ outlining the integrated policy recommendations to address the twin…

With less than a decade to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of eradicating hunger, reducing malnutrition and accelerating climate action, making our food systems more sustainable requires leadership and bold action. The G20 group of large and advanced economies has a crucial role to play. Together, the G20 members account for 60% of our population, 75% of our greenhouse gas (GHG…

This book critically assesses the role of agrobiodiversity in school gardens and its contribution to diversifying diets, promoting healthy eating habits and improving nutrition among schoolchildren as well as other benefits relating to climate change adaptation, ecoliteracy and greening school spaces. Many schoolchildren suffer from various forms of malnutrition and it is important to address…