The current debate on the sustainability of bio-based products questions the environmental benefits of replacing fossil- by bio-resources. Here, we analyze the environmental trade-offs of 98 emerging bio-based materials...
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Rice provides ~20% of human dietary energy and, for many people, a similar share of their protein. Rice cultivation, however, produces significant greenhouse gas...
Public support for agriculture reached record levels as governments enacted measures to shield both consumers and producers from the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises. The OECD's Agricultural Policy...
In the context of national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC, 2019), LULUCF is a GHG inventory sector that covers...
Risks to global food security continue to accumulate, driven by low economic growth prospects and increased uncertainty related to climate shocks. In this context, fostering climate adaptation...
Greenhouse gases constitute a group of gases contributing to global warming and climate change. The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental agreement adopted by many of the parties to the United Nations Framework...
Global warming refers to the increase in global surface temperature relative to a baseline reference period, averaging over a period sufficient to remove interannual variations (e.g., 20...
Key messages: • Companies are responsible for three quarters of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food systems, driven mainly by agricultural production and land-use change...
Key Messages: The Food Waste Index Report is tracking country-level progress to halve food waste by 2030 (SDG 12.3). First published in 2021, the current report...
Highlights: Lao land use policies favor land sparing over shifting cultivation (SC). Agricultural intensification in Laos did not result in land sparing...