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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.

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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