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.
Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Food Trends for 2022 Focus on Gut Health, Mushrooms, and Kelp
Online shopping surged in 2021, while an interest in sustainability dropped slightly.
Food Policy & Governance, Food Equity, Strengthening Food System Resilience
Time to Put Community Food Projects Back on Track
USDA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program has been a great success, but there’s still room for improvement.
Food Animal Production, Diet, Health & Planetary Boundaries
Food Trends for 2021 Focus on Diverse Cuisines, Home Cooking and Sustainability
The Covid-19 pandemic is changing the way we eat, with a greater awareness of food insecurity and food chain workers.
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.