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Food Circle: SwitchMed II in Lebanon - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2023-12)Globally, in 2019, approximately 931 million tonnes of food waste were generated, enough to mitigate the global challenge of meeting the increased demand for food due to the growing world population, according to UNEPs ... -
Food Delivery: Promoting Sustainability throughout the Food Delivery Value Chain
(2022-08)This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way plastic is managed in the value supply chain. Circular Economy approaches, ... -
Food Loss and Waste in the Sustainable Development Goals’ Nexus - Foresight Brief No. 020 November 2020
(2020)Food loss and waste, occurring on different stages of food production, distribution and consumption cycles, is now a truly global phenomenon. It results in humanity losing about one-third of total food produce and ca. ¼ ... -
Food Loss and Waste Reduction for Climate Action - FAO contribution to the Nature Based Solutions Workstream for the Climate Action Summit
FAO, through its Technical Cooperation Programme, has laid a good foundation in countries across the globe to apply systemic approaches to address the reduction of FLW. This included supporting the public sector to develop ... -
Food Loss Prevention in Perishable Crops
(1981)This publication is primarily intended for policy-makers, planners, development corporations and potential investors in the developing countries, although it could conveniently be used as background material for training courses ... -
Food Security in the Horn of Africa: The Implications of a Drier Hotter and More Crowded Future: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - November 2011
Nearly 44 per cent of the population in the Horn of Africa is already subject to extreme food shortages. What will happen if the population continues to grow and climate change exacerbates the harsh conditions? -
Food Service Measurement Methods
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Food System Transformation: A Sustainable and Healthy Nature-based Solution
The organizations behind this contribution commit to taking action within national and subnational jurisdictions as well as in business strategies and practices to address two key drivers of climate change and malnutrition ... -
Food Systems and Natural Resources
The IRP Food Systems and Natural Resources report assesses the current status and dynamics of natural resource use in food systems and their environmental impacts, identifying opportunities to move towards more resource-smart ... -
Food Systems and Natural Resources: Building Resource-Smart Food Systems for Sustainable Development - Factsheet
Food systems fundamentally depend on natural resources, such as land, soil, water, biodiversity, minerals, biomass and fossil fuels. Key statistics show that in many cases these resources are not currently managed sustainably ... -
Food Systems and Natural Resources: Building Resource-Smart Food Systems for Sustainable Development - Infographic
(2016)This document highlights findings from the report on "Food Systems and Natural Resources" and should be read in conjunction with the full report. -
Food Systems and Natural Resources: Summary for Policy Makers
(2016)The IRP Food Systems and Natural Resources report assesses the current status and dynamics of natural resource use in food systems and their environmental impacts, identifying opportunities to move towards more resource-smart ... -
Food Systems and the Environment: Challenges and Solutions - The Global Environment Outlook 7 Scoping Meeting: Expert Dialogue – Food Systems
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-10)“Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.(World Food ... -
Food Waste [Factsheet]
(2021)UNEP’s Food Waste Index found that 931 million tonnes of food, or 17 per cent of total food available in 2019, went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services. Wastage squanders the ... -
Food Waste Baseline Survey Report 2021
(2021)This study is funded under the project Building Back Better; using Green and Digital Technologies to Reduce Food Waste at Consumer level. The project aims at contributing to the following Sustainable Development Goals ... -
Food Waste Destinations
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Food Waste Index Report 2021
(2021)Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 (SDG 12.3) captures a commitment to halve food waste at the retail and consumer level and to reduce food loss across supply chains. This Food Waste Index Report aims to advance progress ...