How Food Waste Affects Climate and Land Use
Food waste is the discarding of edible food throughout the supply chain and by consumers. When food is wasted, all the resources used to…
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Food, Water & Land Sustainability
Guides on integrated approaches to managing food, water, and land resources sustainably
How Agriculture Changes the Global Water Cycle
Agriculture profoundly alters the global water cycle by withdrawing massive amounts of freshwater for irrigation, modifying land surfaces, and releasing pollutants. These changes affect…
Land Sparing vs Land Sharing: Balancing Food Production and Biodiversity
Land sparing and land sharing are two contrasting strategies for balancing agricultural production with biodiversity conservation. Land sparing involves intensifying farming on existing land…