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Progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals has been insufficient, not least because of shocks such as the COVID 19 pandemic and recent wars. The cost...

Food insecurity is extensive throughout the world and hunger and malnutrition are expected to remain serious humanitarian and political concerns, both in the short term and for the foreseeable future, particularly...

The non-detriment findings (NDF) support tool launched today by UNEP-WCMC and IUCN brings together, for the first time, over 30 species and trade datasets used by CITES...

The JRC-managed observatory on deforestation and forest degradation will help protect and restore world’s forests and ensure that Europeans consume deforestation-free products. The observatory is structured around three...

Highlights: The agri-food ecosystem is one of the fourteen industrial ecosystems identified in the updated New Industrial Strategy. In this Strategy, the Commission proposed the co-creation of transition pathways with stakeholders, as...

Aquaculture contributes significantly to global food security, poverty alleviation, and international fish trade. Aquaculture products have become some of the most globalized food commodities...

For several staple grains, the share of trade that originates in and is destined for countries that have approved genetically engineered (GE) varieties continues to expand as a share of total trade. As the GE-world...

Trade agreements are a major determinant of the operation of food systems. Here, we examine how different aspects of trade can constrain or enable governments’ ability...

Global livestock supply chains have significantly altered nitrogen (N) flows over past years, thereby threatening environmental and human health. Here, we...

Increasing pressure on the world’s freshwater resources raises serious concerns about global food security and the sustainability of water use in agriculture. Here we quantify and map...