1st Edition

Biodiversity, Food and Nutrition A New Agenda for Sustainable Food Systems

Edited By Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli, Eliot Gee Copyright 2020
334 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

334 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

334 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition from current food systems and the potential contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services in addressing these problems. There is a strong need for a multi-level, cross-sectoral approach that connects food biodiversity conservation and sustainable use to address critical problems in our current food systems,... Read more

Part I: Why biodiversity for food and nutrition?

Chapter 1: Nourishing people, nurturing the environment: biodiversity for food systems transformation and healthier diets

Danny Hunter, Eliot Gee, Teresa Borelli

Chapter 2: Challenges and impacts of poor diets and nutrition

Barbara Burlingame

Chapter 3: Evidence for the role of biodiversity in supporting healthy, diverse diets and nutrition

Libby Hattersley, Bruce Cogill, Danny Hunter, and Gina Kennedy; Bioversity International

Chapter 4: From uniformity to diversity: the potential of agroecology to transform food systems

Nick Jacobs, Chantal Clément, and Emile Frison

Part II: The Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition (BFN) Project

Chapter 5: The ABC of mainstreaming biodiversity for food and nutrition: concepts, theory and practice

Eliot Gee, Teresa Borelli, Daniela Moura de Oliveira Beltrame, Camila Neves Soares Oliveira, Lidio Coradin, Victor Wasike, Aurillia Manjella, Gamini Samarasinghe, Birgül Güner, Ayfer Tan, Kürşad Özbek, Saadet Tuğrul Ay, Sevinç Karabak and Nurcan Aysar Güzelsoy and Danny Hunter.

Part III: Future opportunities and directions

Chapter 6: Biodiversity, food systems and urban-rural linkages

Florence Egal and Thomas Forster

Chapter 7: Diversifying public food procurement and school feeding

Luana F. J. Swensson and Florence Tartanac

Chapter 8: Food biodiversity, local sourcing and consumers: gastronomy as a critical interface

Willy Legrand, Clare Hindley, and Gabriel Laeis

Chapter 9: Linking food biodiversity and food traditions to food tourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Tracy Berno

Chapter 10: Start me up! Food biodiversity and youth-led innovations

Eliot Gee and Hyunju Lee

Chapter 11: Neglected no more: reframing the food systems narrative using agricultural biodiversity

Teresa Borelli, Eliot Gee and Danny Hunter 

Biography

Danny Hunter is Senior Scientist at Bioversity International and the Global Project Coordinator for the BFN Project.

Teresa Borelli is a Programme Specialist at Bioversity International, providing research and communication support to the BFN Project.

Eliot Gee is a Research Fellow at Bioversity International, providing research and communication support to the BFN Project.