Halpern, B. S., Frazier, M., Verstaen, J., Rayner, P. E., Clawson, G., Blanchard, J. L., et al.
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From the source: "This research was a collaborative endeavour conducted by the Global Food Systems Working Group at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California Santa Barbara. The Global Food Systems Working Group was funded by the Zegar Family Foundation. The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at UC Santa Barbara provided invaluable infrastructural support for this work. J.T. was additionally supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (funding code 031B0792A). K.L.N. was supported by the Australian Research Council (DE210100606)."
From the source: "The authors declare no competing interests."
This article is behind a paywall. It has been included in the database and summarized below solely based on the content of the abstract.
The authors used a global geospatial analysis of 2017 data to examine the environmental pressures (greenhouse gas emissions, freshwater use, habitat disturbance, and nutrient pollution) asserted by the production of aquatic (marine and freshwater) and terrestrial foods. Almost 50% of terrestrial food’s footprint comes from five countries. Globally, almost 10% of the overall environmental footprint of food comes from aquatic sources, despite it only comprising 1.1% of food. The rankings of foods by cumulative pressure (per unit of production) changed drastically depending on the country. The authors conclude that this study supports initiatives that promote lower-impact foods and systemic restructuring necessary to sustainably feed humanity.
