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Country-Specific Dietary Shifts to Mitigate Climate and Water Crises
Vegan diets show the largest potential for a decrease in global greenhouse gas emissions and water use, followed by diets that limit animal products in varying degrees, with the exception of diets that eliminate meat but contain dairy and eggs.
More DetailsClimate Change Increases Cross-Species Viral Transmission Risk
It is estimated that 4000 instances of cross-species virus transmission will occur due to new species aggregating together in the following areas: high elevations, biodiversity hotspots, and regions of Asia and Africa with high density populations
More DetailsSan Francisco Food Procurement Standards for Hospitals and Jails
The resolution opens by giving an overview of the Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) and its baseline review of San Francisco’s procurement standards in hospitals and jails.
More DetailsBiodiversity Effects of Food System Sustainability Actions from Farm to Fork
When examining land use, a Planetary Health diet (a vegetarian diet low in dairy and egg consumption), is most promising for reducing food waste and preserving biodiversity in the United States when compared to standard American diet (i.e. baseline), vegetarian, mediterranean, and USDA recommended diets.
More DetailsDivergent Effects of Climate Change on the Egg-Laying Opportunity of Species in Cold and Warm Regions
The authors test a new metric to assess the impacts of climate warming on the reproductive success of egg-laying species, using the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) as a model.
More DetailsCombined Threats of Climate Change and Land Use to Boreal Protected Areas with Red-listed Forest Species in Finland
The study extracted spatial data on protected areas to examine the negative effects of habitat fragmentation and climate change in Finland.
More DetailsCompound Climate Risks Threaten Aquatic Food System Benefits
Researchers used an integrated modeling approach to assess climate-related risks to national aquatic food systems.
More DetailsThe Carbon Opportunity Cost of Animal-Sourced Food Production on Land
In this brief communication, the authors explore how using the land to produce foods creates a carbon opportunity cost (COC).
More DetailsClimate Watch Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data
Climate Watch includes data and visualizations on all countries’ greenhouse gas emissions and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). A subset of this data relates to emissions from agriculture.
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