Food Systems and Natural Resources
eBook - PDF

Food Systems and Natural Resources

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  1. 162 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Food Systems and Natural Resources

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About this book

For thousands of years, nature has gracefully provided the necessary inputs to feed us, and we have in many occasions taken these precious gifts for granted. This report, "Food Systems and Natural Resources" is an effort to_x000D_ account for these inputs, looking at how we are using and managing them, the consequences of that management and the options to improve the efficiency with which they are managed.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. About the International Resource Panel
  3. Preface
  4. Foreword
  5. Table of contents
  6. Executive summary
  7. 1. Introduction
  8. 2. A food systems approach to natural resource use
  9. 3. Food system types, governance dynamics and their implications for resource use
  10. 4. Socio-economic drivers impacting on food demand, production and food system outcomes
  11. 5. Natural resources and environmental impacts of food systems
  12. 6. Understanding food systems in context: actors, behaviors and institutions
  13. 7. Options towards environmentally-sustainable food systems
  14. 8. Opportunities for a transition towards sustainable food systems
  15. References
  16. Annex 1. Resource specific options for a more sustainable and efficient use of natural resources in food systems
  17. Annex 2. Glossary