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Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment

Paul, C.

Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment - 2014

Peer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes

Achieving sustainable global food security is one of humanity?s contemporary challenges.|Here we present an analysis identifying key ?global leverage points? that offer the best|opportunities to improve both global food security and environmental sustainability.|We find that a relatively small set of places and actions could provide enough new calories|to meet the basic needs for more than 3 billion people, address many environmental|impacts with global consequences, and focus food waste reduction on the commodities|with the greatest impact on food security. These leverage points in the global food system|can help guide how nongovernmental organizations, foundations, governments, citizens?|groups, and businesses prioritize actions.


English

1095-9203 (Revista en electrónico) 0036-8075

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1246067

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