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Delabre I, Rodriguez LO, Smallwood JM, Scharlemann JPW, Alcamo J, Antonarakis AS, Rowhani P, Hazell RJ, Aksnes DL, Balvanera P, Lundquist CJ, Gresham C, Alexander AE, Stenseth NC. Actions on sustainable food production and consumption for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:7/12/eabc8259. [PMID: 33741585 PMCID: PMC7978425 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc8259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Current food production and consumption trends are inconsistent with the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2050 vision of living in harmony with nature. Here, we examine how, and under what conditions, the post-2020 biodiversity framework can support transformative change in food systems. Our analysis of actions proposed in four science-policy fora reveals that subsidy reform, valuation, food waste reduction, sustainability standards, life cycle assessments, sustainable diets, mainstreaming biodiversity, and strengthening governance can support more sustainable food production and consumption. By considering barriers and opportunities of implementing these actions in Peru and the United Kingdom, we derive potential targets and indicators for the post-2020 biodiversity framework. For targets to support transformation, genuine political commitment, accountability and compliance, and wider enabling conditions and actions by diverse agents are needed to shift food systems onto a sustainable path.
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Affiliation(s)
- Izabela Delabre
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK.
- University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SN, UK
| | - Lily O Rodriguez
- International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), Bat 442, Université Paris-Sud 11, 91 405 Orsay Cedex, France
- Centro de Conservación, Investigación y Manejo de Áreas Naturales-Cordillera Azul, Av. Benavides 1238 Of. 601, Lima 18, Peru
| | - Joanna Miller Smallwood
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- Centro de Conservación, Investigación y Manejo de Áreas Naturales-Cordillera Azul, Av. Benavides 1238 Of. 601, Lima 18, Peru
| | - Jörn P W Scharlemann
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
| | - Joseph Alcamo
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SJ, UK
| | - Alexander S Antonarakis
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SJ, UK
| | - Pedram Rowhani
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SJ, UK
| | - Richard J Hazell
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
| | - Dag L Aksnes
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7803, N-5020 Bergen, Norway
| | - Patricia Balvanera
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán 58350 Mexico
- Unidad Académica de Estudios Territoriales. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Oaxaca 68000 Mexico
| | - Carolyn J Lundquist
- National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research (NIWA), Hamilton, New Zealand
- Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
| | - Charlotte Gresham
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
| | - Anthony E Alexander
- Sussex Sustainability Research Programme, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SL, UK
- University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9SN, UK
| | - Nils C Stenseth
- International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), Bat 442, Université Paris-Sud 11, 91 405 Orsay Cedex, France.
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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