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  • A Diet of Austerity

    Class, Food and Climate Change

    by Elaine Graham-Leigh ...
    Received wisdom is increasingly that we all have to eat less to save the planet, but received wisdom is wrong. A Diet of Austerity argues that, just as the poor are blamed for the economic crisis, Malthusian conceptions about food and ecology are being used to hold the working class responsible for climate change and global hunger. Challenging existing dogmas about overconsumption and personal ... Read more

    £5.99

  • Agriculture and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities at the Global and Local Level - Collaboration on Climate-Smart Agriculture

    by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...
    The IMELS has fostered, within this project, knowledge sharing on CSA, the creation and the implementation of GACSA, and the development of initiatives to support developing countries in their international commitments for climate change and sustainable development in the field of agriculture and food security. The various activities and products described in this publication, show the successes ... Read more

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  • Crops and Climate Change Impact Briefs: Climate-Smart Agriculture for More Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Food Systems

    by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...
    This series of technical briefs aims to provide a solid knowledge base for building or strengthening stakeholder capacities on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and applying CSA practices to five crops that are critical to the global agri-food sector: coffee, cowpea, maize, rice and wheat. These briefing notes reflect the growing recognition of the need to share knowledge, best practices, lessons ... Read more

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  • Transformational Change to Reduce Deforestation and Climate Change Impacts: A Review of Definitions, Concepts and Drivers in Scientific and Grey Literature

    by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...
    In this study, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) teamed up to investigate how transformational change (transformational change) is understood in the scientific literature. The study, the first of its kind to review academic studies on transformational change, focuses on two main questions: (i) What does ... Read more

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  • Cultural Models of Nature

    Primary Food Producers and Climate Change

    Edited by Giovanni Bennardo ...
    series Routledge Studies in Anthropology
    Drawing on the ethnographic experience of the contributors, this volume explores the Cultural Models of Nature found in a range of food-producing communities located in climate-change affected areas. These Cultural Models represent specific organizations of the etic categories underlying the concept of Nature (i.e. plants, animals, the physical environment, the weather, humans, and the ... Read more

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  • Food Security and Climate Change

    Edited by Shyam Singh Yadav, Robert J. Redden, Jerry L. Hatfield, Andreas W. Ebert, Danny Hunter ...
    This book looks at the current state of food security and climate change, discusses the issues that are affecting them, and the actions required to ensure there will be enough food for the future. By casting a much wider net than most previously published books—to include select novel approaches, techniques, genes from crop diverse genetic resources or relatives—it shows how agriculture may still ... Read more

    £158.99

  • Food, Environment, and Climate Change

    Justice at the Intersections

    Edited by Erinn Gilson, Sarah Kenehan ...
    This volume takes up the pressing issues of justice and responsibility that arise at the intersection of food and agricultural systems, environmental degradation, and global climate change. The diverse contributions examine both the various ways that food and agricultural practices contribute to environmental degradation, especially climate change, and the impact that climate change is having and ... Read more

    £28.99

  • Food for Thought: Sustainability From Counter to Compost - Compost Soil for Fertilizing Crops, Reduced Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the Fight Against Global Warming and Climate Change

    by Progressive Management ...
    This Congressional hearing explored the role of composting and sustainable dining in combating global warming and climate change. This document is professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction.Global warming has been linked to the cars that we drive, the energy supply, and now the food that we buy. From farm to fork, our food often travels long distances to reach ... Read more

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  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Climate Change in Cities

    Edited by Lira Luz Benites Lazaro, Leandro Luiz Giatti, Laura S. Valente de Macedo, Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira ...
    series Sustainable Development Goals Series
    This book aims to contribute to the transdisciplinary study of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in cities and to help policy makers adopt a more integrated approach to natural resources management in urban environments to face the challenges and threats of climate change. This approach is based on a multidimensional scientific framework that seeks to understand the complex and non-linear ... Read more

    £101.99

  • What is Land For?

    The Food, Fuel and Climate Change Debate

    Edited by Matt Lobley, Michael Winter ...
    In recent decades agricultural commodity surpluses in the developed world have contributed to a mantra of 'land surplus' in which set-aside, extensification, alternative land uses and 'wilding' have been key terms in debates over land. Quite suddenly all this has changed as a consequence of rapidly shifting commodity markets. Prices for cereals, oil seeds and other globally traded commodities have ... Read more

    £38.99

  • Coping with Climate Change: the Roles of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

    by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...
    Genetic resources for food and agriculture play a crucial role in food security, nutrition and livelihoods and in the provision of environmental services. They are key components of sustainability, resilience and adaptability in production systems. They underpin the ability of crops, livestock, aquatic organisms and forest trees to withstand a range of harsh conditions. Climate change poses new ... Read more

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  • Making It Count: Increasing the Impact of Climate Change and Food Security Education Programmes

    by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ...
    The evidence is clear: to change behavior ‘environmental education’ needs to change its focus – with less emphasis on knowledge and raising awareness (although still needed) and more on competency, action skills and problem solving (Marcinkowski, 2010). This report reviews the evidence base to establish which educational methods are proven to have an impact on behavior. The research is summarized ... Read more

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