Viewpoints
Viewpoints features essays and interviews by the Center for a Livable Future’s staff, faculty, fellows and other affiliates. These opinions are opinions—not representations of the Center’s priorities, activities or stances.
Food Animal Production, Food Equity, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Farmers Protest New Laws That Could Expand Industrial Food Production in India
New policies in India, intended to make food more affordable, have put unbearable financial strain on farmers.
Food Animal Production, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Systems & Climate Change
Al Sommer on Better Science: Data Versus Beliefs
A public health legend discusses why it’s important to question long-held beliefs, and why we need a bigger tent.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Equity, Food Systems & Climate Change
Jess Fanzo on Sustainable Diets: It’s Not Just a Fantasy
A Johns Hopkins food systems researcher discusses climate change and the planetary health diet.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Equity, Food Systems & Climate Change
Jay Naidoo on Today’s Challenges: Ecology Must be at the Center
A South African anti-apartheid activist discusses agriculture, changing consciousness, and learning joy.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries, Food Policy & Governance, Food Systems & Climate Change
Francesco Branca on Healthy and Sustainable Diets: Everything Has To Be Reset
Nutrition and food safety expert shares ideas about connections between human health and planetary health.
Food Equity, Strengthening Food System Resilience, Seafood & the Food System
Covid-19 implications for seafood and nutrition: Keep an eye on production and trade
Building forward better in the shadow of Covid-19 could translate into more intentional quantifications of aquatic resources.
Food Equity, Food Policy & Governance, Strengthening Food System Resilience
Ertharin Cousin on Food Security and Covid-19: The Datapoint Becomes a Reality Point
Humanitarian aid expert shares ideas about global food security and vulnerable communities.
Food Animal Production, Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity
The Path Forward During the Pandemic
Emergency food security funding could lead to more lasting, broad-reaching reform once life returns to normal.
Strengthening Food System Resilience, Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity
Data Collection and Sharing during Pandemic: Opportunities and Evolution
The pandemic has led to innovative methods for collecting and sharing data.
Strengthening Food System Resilience, Food Policy & Governance
What the Coronavirus in China Shows Us About Food System Resilience
Pandemics are not just a public health issue, but a food systems issue – what makes a food system resilient?