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    Actions on sustainable food production and consumption for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

    Delabre, Izabela and Rodriguez, L. and Miller Smallwood, J. and Scharlemann, J.P.W. and Alcamo, J. and Antonarakis, A.S. and Rowhani, P. and Hazell, R.J. and Aksnes, D.L. and Balvanera, P. and Lundquist, C. and Gresham, C. and Alexander, A.E. and Stenseth, N.C. (2021) Actions on sustainable food production and consumption for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Science Advances 7 (12), ISSN 2375-2548.

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    Abstract

    Current food production and consumption trends are inconsistent with the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2050 vision of living in harmony with nature. Here, we examine how, and under what conditions, the post-2020 biodiversity framework can support transformative change in food systems. Our analysis of actions proposed in four science-policy fora reveals that subsidy reform, valuation, food waste reduction, sustainability standards, life cycle assessments, sustainable diets, mainstreaming biodiversity, and strengthening governance can support more sustainable food production and consumption. By considering barriers and opportunities of implementing these actions in Peru and the United Kingdom, we derive potential targets and indicators for the post-2020 biodiversity framework. For targets to support transformation, genuine political commitment, accountability and compliance, and wider enabling conditions and actions by diverse agents are needed to shift food systems onto a sustainable path.

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    Item Type: Article
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
    Depositing User: Izabela Delabre
    Date Deposited: 31 Mar 2021 10:55
    Last Modified: 02 Aug 2023 18:08
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/43609

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