Here’s food for thought: global food production has risen, but so have hunger, malnutrition and carbon emissions from agriculture. In fact, the world’s food production alone could heat the planet by 1.5 degrees Celsius. Clearly, the world must change how it feeds itself. Join us for the second day (6 November) of the Global Landscapes Forum’s upcoming conference alongside COP26, GLF Climate, to hear from a range of experts and practitioners discussing food security, nature-based solutions for food production, supply chains and more. And here is a selection of some of Landscape News’ best food-related articles to warm up for the conference, and to join the event, digitally or in-person, get your ticket here, and learn more about the other days on forests and sustainable finance.
In the October deposit to Svalbard Global Seed Vault, 45 boxes containing almost 15 000 seed samples from seven genebanks were carried into the Seed Vault for safe, free-of-charge, long-term storage. The seven depositing genebanks are located in South-Korea, Kenya, Cõtes d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Poland and two in Thailand. Photo courtesy of NordGen.
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