This document discusses solutions for sustainably feeding over 9 billion people by 2050. It notes that reducing food loss and waste could close around 22% of the "food gap." Specifically, cutting the rate of food loss and waste in half by 2050 could reduce needed calorie production increases. Shifting diets towards healthier, more efficient options like plant-based proteins and achieving replacement level fertility worldwide also feature prominently in the sustainable food future solutions discussed. Achieving replacement level fertility, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, could significantly reduce projected population growth.
The United Nations projects that world population will rise from just over 7 billion in 2012 to nearly 9.6 billion by 2050. This paper examines the nature of the population challenge globally, the effect of population growth on food demand in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the potential benefits -- in terms of food security, economic growth, and environment -- of reducing fertility levels more quickly than currently projected. This paper then explores promising, non-coercive approaches for reducing fertility rates.
About 24 percent of all calories currently produced for human consumption are lost or wasted. This paper examines the implications of this amount of loss and waste, profiles a number of approaches for reducing it, and puts forth five recommendations for how to move forward on this issue.
How can the world feed more than 9 billion people by 2050 in a manner that advances economic development and reduces pressure on the environment? This is one of the paramount questions the world faces over the next four decades. Answering it requires a “great balancing act” of three needs - all of which must be met simultaneously.
On World Environment Day (June 5, 2014), the World Resources Institute (WRI), WorldFish, the World Bank, INRA, and Kasetsart University released the newest installment of the 2013-14 World Resources Report: Creating a Sustainable Food Future, "Improving Productivity and Environmental Performance of Aquaculture."
This working paper examines the implications of doubling aquaculture production between now and 2050, and offers recommendations to ensure that aquaculture growth contributes to a sustainable food future.
Find out more at http://ow.ly/xHnJ2
An examination of the role of four improved land and water management practices and the effect they could have on smallholder crop yields and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. We then provide a series of recommendations for how to scale up these practices.
Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 calls for the world to cut per capita food waste in half by 2030. If met, this ambitious target will not only boost food security, but also improve livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save land and water. In short, curbing food waste is both a goal in itself and a means of achieving other SDGs. Here's what we know about food loss and waste now.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
The United Nations projects that world population will rise from just over 7 billion in 2012 to nearly 9.6 billion by 2050. This paper examines the nature of the population challenge globally, the effect of population growth on food demand in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the potential benefits -- in terms of food security, economic growth, and environment -- of reducing fertility levels more quickly than currently projected. This paper then explores promising, non-coercive approaches for reducing fertility rates.
About 24 percent of all calories currently produced for human consumption are lost or wasted. This paper examines the implications of this amount of loss and waste, profiles a number of approaches for reducing it, and puts forth five recommendations for how to move forward on this issue.
How can the world feed more than 9 billion people by 2050 in a manner that advances economic development and reduces pressure on the environment? This is one of the paramount questions the world faces over the next four decades. Answering it requires a “great balancing act” of three needs - all of which must be met simultaneously.
On World Environment Day (June 5, 2014), the World Resources Institute (WRI), WorldFish, the World Bank, INRA, and Kasetsart University released the newest installment of the 2013-14 World Resources Report: Creating a Sustainable Food Future, "Improving Productivity and Environmental Performance of Aquaculture."
This working paper examines the implications of doubling aquaculture production between now and 2050, and offers recommendations to ensure that aquaculture growth contributes to a sustainable food future.
Find out more at http://ow.ly/xHnJ2
An examination of the role of four improved land and water management practices and the effect they could have on smallholder crop yields and livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. We then provide a series of recommendations for how to scale up these practices.
Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 calls for the world to cut per capita food waste in half by 2030. If met, this ambitious target will not only boost food security, but also improve livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save land and water. In short, curbing food waste is both a goal in itself and a means of achieving other SDGs. Here's what we know about food loss and waste now.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
What stories will impact people and the planet in 2014? On 18 February 2014, Executive Vice President and Managing Director Manish Bapna offered his perspectives on the major global developments in economics, business, natural resources and sustainability in the coming year. The event was hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands. Find out more at http://www.wri.org.
Metrics and sustainable diets was the focus of a presentation by Thomas Allen of Bioversity International delivered at the Joint Conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security co-organized by the Belgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society and Société Française de Nutrition on 28 and 29 May 2013 in Lille, France under the auspices of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies, a conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security. : A system approach to assessing Sustainable Diets. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
Valuing Our Food: Minimizing Waste and Optimizing Resources - The Scope of th...Steven M. Finn
This presentation addresses the scope and significance of the problem of global food waste - noting that a serious disconnect exists which allows nearly one billion people to go hungry while the world wastes one to two billion tons of food annually. Our values regarding food are well out of balance, and a global food system which creates such vast amounts of waste is in many ways dysfunctional. Industrialized nations display a “culture of abundance” which leads to massive amounts of food waste while the social, economic, and environmental costs of that waste get little mainstream attention. The current state of waste, pollution, and hunger is unsustainable. This presentation notes the importance of valuing our food and optimizing resource usage to prepare the world to handle nine billion people by 2050. While the nine billion by 2050 problem is a daunting challenge, it should also be viewed as a critical opportunity to unite the world with shared purpose to eradicate hunger, minimize environmental impact, and enhance global security through a collaborative global network driven by expertise and urgency. To facilitate this transition, the overall opportunity can be viewed – and addressed – as a series of linked opportunities. This is a journey the world must embrace – we have little choice but to rapidly adopt sustainability principles across the globe which involve minimizing food waste and optimizing resource use if we are to successfully support nine billion people by 2050.
This material was part of a presentation to the IRAS Conference (Institute of Religion in an Age of Science) at Silver Bay, NY on July 31, 2013.
Make Water Matter: A Review of Today's Water Issuesconnect4water
Make Water Matter: A Review of Today's Water Issues.
This SlideShare discusses the major issues our global society is faced with relative to Water Security, Quality, and Hazards. We also discuss how water is linked to all aspects of life ranging from food to energy.
Our goal is to promote awareness, encourage individuals to take action, and to "Make Water Matter!"
Valuing our food and water resources steven m. finn - june 2014Steven M. Finn
A presentation linking three intertwined topics - food security, water security, and food recovery - with a focus on the need to change behavior and give the proper value to our food and water resources in order to successfully feed 9 billion by 2050. Doing so requires minimizing food and water waste while viewing 9Bx2050 not only as a challenge, but as an opportunity to advance critical sustainability initiatives globally.
Forests, biodiversity and food securityCIFOR-ICRAF
The world faces many challenges in attempting to achieve global food
security, and one of those challenges is the continuing loss of forests and
biodiversity. How do we feed the world’s growing population while
maintaining its biodiversity? The answer could be in new approaches to
integrating agriculture and biodiversity.
CIFOR scientist Terry Sunderland explores the links between forests,
biodiversity and food security in this presentation, which he recently gave at the
2nd World Biodiversity Congress in Malaysia to more than 150 delegates.
Improving diet diversity, quality and ecosystem sustainability. By Federico Mattei Bioversity International. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health. http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
Social Dimensions of Climate Change. Presented by Robin Mearns (World Bank) at the GL-CRSP "End of Program Conference" on June 19, 2009, Naivasha, Kenya.
Food systems and natural resources-2016 Food Security and Climate change im...New Food Innovation Ltd
"We are what we eat, they say . Our Existence and, therefore, any of aspirations we might have as a society depend on the availability of , and access to, food. At the same time , our food depends on the state of natural resources .The Food we grow, harvest and trade , transport , store , sell and consumer is therefore one of the essential connecting threads between culture and wellbeing, their health and that of the planet
The transformative role of livestock in the developing worldILRI
Presented by Christopher Delgado (World Resources Institute) at the ILRI@40 side event on Livestock-based options for sustainable food systems, Des Moines, USA, 15 October 2014
This session brings together the creators and users of forest monitoring systems to discuss: Which forest classes can and should we differentiate? How can we move past monitoring of “tree cover loss” to monitoring of forest loss, deforestation, and forest degradation? Do we need further improvements in spatial and temporal resolution, or are current monitoring systems adequate?
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
What stories will impact people and the planet in 2014? On 18 February 2014, Executive Vice President and Managing Director Manish Bapna offered his perspectives on the major global developments in economics, business, natural resources and sustainability in the coming year. The event was hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands. Find out more at http://www.wri.org.
Metrics and sustainable diets was the focus of a presentation by Thomas Allen of Bioversity International delivered at the Joint Conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security co-organized by the Belgian Nutrition Society, The Nutrition Society and Société Française de Nutrition on 28 and 29 May 2013 in Lille, France under the auspices of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies, a conference on Sustainable Diet and Food Security. : A system approach to assessing Sustainable Diets. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
The Brussels Development Briefing n. 56 on The Land-Water-Energy nexus and the Sustainability of the Food System organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and Concord was held on 3rd of July 2019, 9h00-13h00 at the ACP Secretariat, Avenue Georges Henri 451, 1200 Brussels, Room C.
Valuing Our Food: Minimizing Waste and Optimizing Resources - The Scope of th...Steven M. Finn
This presentation addresses the scope and significance of the problem of global food waste - noting that a serious disconnect exists which allows nearly one billion people to go hungry while the world wastes one to two billion tons of food annually. Our values regarding food are well out of balance, and a global food system which creates such vast amounts of waste is in many ways dysfunctional. Industrialized nations display a “culture of abundance” which leads to massive amounts of food waste while the social, economic, and environmental costs of that waste get little mainstream attention. The current state of waste, pollution, and hunger is unsustainable. This presentation notes the importance of valuing our food and optimizing resource usage to prepare the world to handle nine billion people by 2050. While the nine billion by 2050 problem is a daunting challenge, it should also be viewed as a critical opportunity to unite the world with shared purpose to eradicate hunger, minimize environmental impact, and enhance global security through a collaborative global network driven by expertise and urgency. To facilitate this transition, the overall opportunity can be viewed – and addressed – as a series of linked opportunities. This is a journey the world must embrace – we have little choice but to rapidly adopt sustainability principles across the globe which involve minimizing food waste and optimizing resource use if we are to successfully support nine billion people by 2050.
This material was part of a presentation to the IRAS Conference (Institute of Religion in an Age of Science) at Silver Bay, NY on July 31, 2013.
Make Water Matter: A Review of Today's Water Issuesconnect4water
Make Water Matter: A Review of Today's Water Issues.
This SlideShare discusses the major issues our global society is faced with relative to Water Security, Quality, and Hazards. We also discuss how water is linked to all aspects of life ranging from food to energy.
Our goal is to promote awareness, encourage individuals to take action, and to "Make Water Matter!"
Valuing our food and water resources steven m. finn - june 2014Steven M. Finn
A presentation linking three intertwined topics - food security, water security, and food recovery - with a focus on the need to change behavior and give the proper value to our food and water resources in order to successfully feed 9 billion by 2050. Doing so requires minimizing food and water waste while viewing 9Bx2050 not only as a challenge, but as an opportunity to advance critical sustainability initiatives globally.
Forests, biodiversity and food securityCIFOR-ICRAF
The world faces many challenges in attempting to achieve global food
security, and one of those challenges is the continuing loss of forests and
biodiversity. How do we feed the world’s growing population while
maintaining its biodiversity? The answer could be in new approaches to
integrating agriculture and biodiversity.
CIFOR scientist Terry Sunderland explores the links between forests,
biodiversity and food security in this presentation, which he recently gave at the
2nd World Biodiversity Congress in Malaysia to more than 150 delegates.
Improving diet diversity, quality and ecosystem sustainability. By Federico Mattei Bioversity International. Read more about Bioversity International’s work on diet diversity for nutrition and health. http://www.bioversityinternational.org/research-portfolio/diet-diversity/
Social Dimensions of Climate Change. Presented by Robin Mearns (World Bank) at the GL-CRSP "End of Program Conference" on June 19, 2009, Naivasha, Kenya.
Food systems and natural resources-2016 Food Security and Climate change im...New Food Innovation Ltd
"We are what we eat, they say . Our Existence and, therefore, any of aspirations we might have as a society depend on the availability of , and access to, food. At the same time , our food depends on the state of natural resources .The Food we grow, harvest and trade , transport , store , sell and consumer is therefore one of the essential connecting threads between culture and wellbeing, their health and that of the planet
The transformative role of livestock in the developing worldILRI
Presented by Christopher Delgado (World Resources Institute) at the ILRI@40 side event on Livestock-based options for sustainable food systems, Des Moines, USA, 15 October 2014
This session brings together the creators and users of forest monitoring systems to discuss: Which forest classes can and should we differentiate? How can we move past monitoring of “tree cover loss” to monitoring of forest loss, deforestation, and forest degradation? Do we need further improvements in spatial and temporal resolution, or are current monitoring systems adequate?
What stories will impact people and the planet in 2013?
Dr. Andrew Steer, President & CEO, presents his views for where the world is headed in international development, climate change, energy, sustainable business, natural resources, and more.
What will be the big news stories? Who will be the change makers? And, why does it all matter?
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, STORIES TO WATCH 2013 takes place on 15 January 2013 and welcomes media representatives, policymakers, business leaders, and consultants who want to know what trends will shape the world in the coming year.
Find out more at http://www.wri.org/event/2013/01/stories-watch-2013
This slideshow highlights the first-ever multinational Eco-Audit of the Mesoamerican Reef.
The Eco-Audit evaluates efforts to protect and sustainably manage the region’s coral reefs, celebrates management success stories, and documents the extent to which recommended management actions have been implemented in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Visit wri.org/reefs to learn more about the World Resources Institute’s collaboration with the Healthy Reef Initiative to develop and implement the Eco-Audit of the Mesoamerican Reef.
Full analysis of Chipotle in the marketplace and social media objectives for increasing brand awareness via online. Data is not entirely accurate. For college course.
This webinar – co-hosted by WRI and CDP – takes a close look at how companies can use Aqueduct and respond to the 2013 CDP Water Questionnaire. The webinar explains step by step the Aqueduct tool functionalities and data input requirements, as well as an overview of how to interpret the results and respond to the CDP Water Disclosure 2013 Information Request. For more information visit http://www.wri.org/event/2013/05/webinar-aqueduct-corporate-water-disclosure
On January 13th, WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer presented the big stories that will shape the world in 2016. How do we turn the Paris Agreement from promise to action?What are the major trends in energy, finance, business, food and cities? Which countries will be in the spotlight?
Diversity in global food supplies and the implications for food securityColin Khoury
Presentation to Australian Grains Genebank, 21 March 2016, Horsham, Australia.
Presentation to Agribio, La Trobe University, 18 March 2016, Melbourne, Australia.
Innovation for Food Waste - Conference Keynote 5th March 2014Tony Cooke
Keynote presentation on innovation for food waste delivered at Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester on 5th March 2014. Tony Cooke is executive director and co-founder of VEX, a catalyst for collaborative innovation.
The Turkana area of Kenya, one of the poorest in Africa, is undergoing major changes, primarily linked to the discovery of oil in the region. These maps start to uncover some of the potential impacts of these changes on people and the environment.
In October 2011, WRI launched a five-year global initiative to advance the progress of building environmentally sustainable and livable cities in China, India, and Brazil. We intend to develop low-carbon city models and pathways for environmentally sustainable urbanization, by partnering with four urban centers to increase energy efficiency, curb greenhouse gas emissions, and improve water quality, urban mobility and land use.
Lessons from India on how companies, utilities and government can work together to power industry with affordable clean energy. Learn more at https://www.wri.org/events/2017/03/webinar-how-companies-are-buying-clean-energy-india
The presentation discusses various aspects of Corporate Governance and involved issues, keeping in view the recent developments and controversies arose in conglomerates such as Tata and Infosys. It aims at portraying the extant position in filed of Corporate Governance vis-a-vis a pragmatic view of what it would be.
Tame Big Data with Oracle Data IntegrationMichael Rainey
In this session, Oracle Product Management covers how Oracle Data Integrator and Oracle GoldenGate are vital to big data initiatives across the enterprise, providing the movement, translation, and transformation of information and data not only heterogeneously but also in big data environments. Through a metadata-focused approach for cataloging, defining, and reusing big data technologies such as Hive, Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), HBase, Sqoop, Pig, Oracle Loader for Hadoop, Oracle SQL Connector for Hadoop Distributed File System, and additional big data projects, Oracle Data Integrator bridges the gap in the ability to unify data across these systems and helps deliver timely and trusted data to analytic and decision support platforms.
Co-presented with Alex Kotopoulis at Oracle OpenWorld 2014.
An Invite to Visit from Former University Faculty Colleague named Kumar in India now
At the invitation of our former colleague at the university named Kumar, our small party of four, lead by Professor Bob Donnelly, his lady, Lynda Stein, myself, Professor Yamin Ji, and our retiring to India graduate student Mita and her spouse Alex, are now preparing for a month long visit to Waldenthree Twin during fall semester break.
Presented by IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Claudia Ringler at the International Workshop on Innovation in Modelling Coupled Natural and Human Systems Related to Water, Tübingen, May 31 & June 1, 2017.
A National Consumers League White Paper examining challenges and solutions for American food waste. More than one billion people, or one sixth of the world’s population, suffer from chronic hunger. In the United States alone, 49 million people experienced food insecurity in 2012. While millions struggle to put food on the table, others live in a very different world where food excess and overindulgence are more common. Against this backdrop is the shocking reality that a quarter to a third of all food produced goes to waste.
Food planet health Fabrice DeClerck CLUES 2020Alain Vidal
Conference given at University Paris-Saclay / AgroParisTech on 24 November 2020 as part of Master CLUES (Sequence "Everyone Eating Well within Environmental Limits")
Why agriculture is a major environmental polluterCSR-in-Action
Did you know that agriculture poses one of the biggest dangers to the planet with carbon dioxide emission – the main contributor to global warming? How can the growing global population be fed while reducing environmental footprints? In this article, we discuss the impact agriculture has on our environment while proffering solutions for sustainable agriculture.
A company dedicated to the design and creation of business models focused on the development of the Agricultural Industry by implementing projects with a proposed high social value. We also promote environmental care and our business model is based upon the use of an aquatic plant known as duckweed (Lemna - Duckweed) as a base raw material for:
Systems for Wastewater Treatment.
Aquaculture Farms.
Poultry and pig farms.
Manufacturing of protein powder for human consumption.
Production of Biopolymers (Plastic) from starch.
Production of biofuels.
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food waste has been one of the least discussed topics yet so devastating on the environment and human life as global warming and pollution
this ppt discusses the food waste valuation on the global and national context and some of the ways to keep it at bay!
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WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
This webinar showcased how efforts in India and sub-Saharan Africa are harnessing renewable energy, in particular solar power, to ensure health facilities have access to clean and reliable electricity. The session covered insights from the recently released report, “A Spoonful of Solar to Help the Medicine Go Down: Exploring Synergies Between Health Care and Energy,” as well as from WRI Africa’s Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) initiative.
DIST-ALERT detects disturbances to any kind of vegetation cover, including forests, grasses, shrubs and even crops, occurring anywhere on Earth in near real-time.
OPERA’s first-of-its-kind vegetation disturbance monitoring product (DIST-ALERT) detects disturbances to any kind of vegetation cover, including forests, grasses, shrubs and even crops, occurring anywhere on Earth in near real-time.
Protecting forests is critical, but meeting biodiversity, climate and sustainable development targets means preventing the loss of other valuable natural ecosystems as well.
In this webinar, local governments and other stakeholders will learn about advanced transmission solutions, including grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) and high-performance conductors. The webinar will cover the mechanics and purpose of these technologies and feature expertise from regulators and subject matter experts. We will also discuss transmission capacity expansion needs, incentives, and how local governments can become involved in transmission-related conversations.
Supercharged by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S. is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles. But access to EV charging remains a key challenge, especially within underserved communities. Cities, towns and counties are at the frontlines of this transition and are actively planning for and deploying charging infrastructure across their communities.
This webinar will share experiences and lessons learned from recent peer-learning cohorts run by WRI in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy to Communities program.
This webinar will help local government staff and other community stakeholders—such as community-based and environmental justice organizations—better understand FERC and the available pathways for these stakeholders to engage with the agency. Featured speakers will cover the history of FERC, how it functions, and its role in affecting the future of the electricity sector. The webinar will also discuss why community voices are valuable at FERC and how these voices can have the greatest impact.
The challenge for 2024 is to understand how we can move those in power to make the necessary shifts toward a net zero, climate-resilient future.
In WRI’s Stories to Watch 2024, WRI’s President & CEO, Ani Dasgupta, presents four key stories that help explain how we can make these shifts. Each story hinges on whether leaders use their power to make life better for people, nature, and the climate — and the factors that influence them.
Our four stories look at the political barriers to effective climate action, how to fix the world’s dysfunctional food system, the missing link in the clean energy revolution, and climate change’s ‘silent killer’.
Learn more: https://www.wri.org/events/2024/1/stories-watch-2024
Join World Resources Institute on December 13 for a webinar that explores grid reliability in the United States and how to help state decisionmakers, regulators, RTOs, and other key stakeholders understand what is needed in the immediate and long-term to build a more reliable grid.
This webinar unpacks findings from the Traceability and Transparency in Supply Chains report, explore priority action areas for closing key gaps, and showcase collaborative approaches to advancing traceability and transparency.
The webinar will introduce a new Roadmap resource for local governments to maximize IRA incentives for clean energy projects and bring economic, health and social benefits to their communities.
In a series of interviews and a literature review, WRI’s U.S. Energy team focused on efforts to achieve full, mature fleet electrification in the long term, which brings in various other considerations, such as grid and utility considerations.
This webinar will go over the key takeaways from this endeavor and will feature expert speakers who will share their experiences and insights around fleet electrification.
This WRI webinar discussed how cities can take advantage of the new economic landscape for clean energy spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This is a critical moment for local governments to understand the clean energy provisions in the IRA, how they can be leveraged to significantly advance the clean energy transition at the local level, and how cities can mobilize to advance their clean energy goals given these new opportunities.
This webinar explored considerations and actions cities can take to shape a more equitable energy future for their communities. It featured WRI experts and panelists from leading cities who are actively integrating elective pay and clean energy tax credits introduced in the IRA into their clean energy procurements and community programs.
This pitch deck provides local government staff with a modifiable template for proposing actions related to 24/7 CFE procurement to decision makers. The slides include instructions and links to resources to give additional context for potential actions.
This presentation outlines a new Land & Carbon Lab research consortium, Global Pasture Watch, which will contribute to better understanding land use conversion, food production, land productivity, and impacts for biodiversity and climate change at a global scale.
In this high-level webinar, IPCC authors, government representatives and leading carbon removal experts discuss how carbon removal is a critical tool in our toolbox to address the climate crisis.
For the third year in a row, the State of Climate Action provides a comprehensive assessment of the global gap in climate action across the highest-emitting sectors by highlighting where recent progress must accelerate over the next decade to limit warming to 1.5°C.
Learn how Forest Data Partnership’s approach will build alignment of stakeholders to reach consensus around key datasets in the ever-expanding landscape of forest monitoring data.
In this webinar, panelists explored the shared importance of vehicle electrification and shifts to active mobility, the role of various actors in catalyzing new solutions for aviation and maritime shipping, the status of tipping points in driving exponential progress, and how a systems approach can help us reimagine transport as we know it.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
MATATAG CURRICULUM: ASSESSING THE READINESS OF ELEM. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS I...NelTorrente
In this research, it concludes that while the readiness of teachers in Caloocan City to implement the MATATAG Curriculum is generally positive, targeted efforts in professional development, resource distribution, support networks, and comprehensive preparation can address the existing gaps and ensure successful curriculum implementation.
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3. HOW CAN THE WORLD FEED MORE THAN
9 BILLION PEOPLE IN 2050 IN A MANNER THAT
ADVANCES DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCES
PRESSURE ON THE ENVIRONMENT?
4. Source: WRI analysis based on Alexandratos, N., and J. Bruinsma. 2012. World agriculture towards
2030/2050: The 2012 revision. Rome: FAO.
The world needs to close the food gap
5. Source: World Bank. 2012. World Development Indicators. Accessible at:
<http://databank.worldbank.org/Data/Home.aspx> (accessed December 13, 2012).
The world needs agriculture to support economic
development
6. The world needs to reduce agriculture’s impact on
the environment
Share of global impact (percent in 2010)
Source: WRI analysis based on IEA (2012); EIA (2012); EPA (2012); Houghton
(2008); FAO (2011); FAO (2012); Foley et al. (2005).
70
70
100% = 3862 km3 H2O
24
37
100% = 49 Gt CO2e 100% = 13.3 bn ha
WATER
WITHDRAWAL
GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS
EARTH’S LANDMASS
(EX-ANTARCTICA)
7. Source: Data: Ramankutty, N., A. T. Evan, C. Monfreda, and J. A. Foley. “Farming the planet: 1.
Geographic distribution of global agricultural lands in the year 2000.” Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 22:
GB1003, doi:1010.1029/2007GB002952. Map: Navin Ramankutty, Dept. of Geography, McGill University.
Croplands and pasture occupy half of the world’s
vegetated land
Distribution of croplands and pastures (2000)
.
Note: “Vegetated lands” excludes permanent ice cover, deserts, and inland water bodies.
8. 37 percent of Earth’s landmass (ex-Antarctica) is
used for food production
(100% = 13.3 billion hectares)
Source: FAO. 2011. The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Rome: FAO.
* Permanent ice cover, desert, etc. When excluding deserts, ice, and inland water bodies, nearly 50 percent of land is used to grow food.
Note: Figures may not equal 100% due to rounding
9. Even if all food produced in 2009 were evenly distributed
to all people in 2050, the world would still need 974 more
calories per person per day
Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2012. “FAOSTAT.” Rome: FAO; United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UNDESA). 2013. World Population Prospects: The
2012 Revision. New York: United Nations. Medium fertility scenario.
Note: Data reflects food for direct human consumption. It excludes food crops grown for animal feed and biofuels. See endnotes for
assumptions used to generate the global average daily energy requirement per person.
10. One way to (unsustainably) feed the planet . . .
Photo source: PM Magazin.
11. A menu of solutions is required to sustainably
close the food gap
Global annual crop production (kcal trillion)*
Source: WRI analysis based on Bruinsma, J. 2009. The Resource Outlook to 2050: By how much do
land, water and crop yields need to increase by 2050? Rome: FAO; Alexandratos, N., and J.
Bruinsma. 2012. World agriculture towards 2030/2050: The 2012 revision. Rome: FAO.
* Includes all crops intended for direct human consumption, animal feed, industrial uses, seeds, and biofuels
Illustrative
12. Menu for a sustainable food future
Contributes to feeding everyone in 2050 while
satisfying (or not negatively impacting) a number
of criteria:
Poverty alleviation
Gender
Ecosystems
Climate
Water
Photo source: Andrew So.
13. Menu for a sustainable food future (preliminary)
Consumption Reduce food loss and waste
Shift to healthier diets
Achieve replacement level fertility
Reduce biofuel demand for food crops
Production Sustainably increase crop yields
Boost yields through attentive crop breeding
Improve soil and water management
Expand onto low-carbon degraded lands
Sustainably increase “livestock” productivity
Increase productivity of pasture and grazing lands
Reduce then stabilize wild fish catch
Increase productivity of aquaculture
Production
methods
Improve livestock feeding efficiency
Increase the efficiency of fertilizer use
Manage rice paddies to reduce emissions
Photo source: Andrew So. .
14. Reduce food loss and wasteMenu item: Reduce food loss and waste
Photo Source: WRAP.
15. 32%
24% of global food supply by energy content (calories)
of global food supply by weight
Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
A significant share of food intended for human
consumption is lost or wasted between the farm and the
fork
16. US$1600/year for an American family of four
£680/year for the average household in the UK
US$32 billion worth of food lost or wasted in China each year
The economic impact of food loss and waste is large
Source: WRAP. n.d. “Solutions to prevent household food waste.” ; WRAP. 2011. “New estimates for
household food and drink waste in the UK.”; Zhou, W. 2013. “Food Waste and Recycling in China: A
Growing Trend?”
17. Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
Note: Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
Where food is lost or wasted along the value chain
varies by region
(Percent of kcal lost or wasted)
18. Photo sources, from left: Luke Chan; OZinOH; Fonseca-CIMMYT; Rick; JillWillRun.
Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
Food is lost or wasted along the entire value chain
19. Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
Food loss “near the farm” is more prevalent in developing
countries while food waste “near the fork” is more
prevalent in developed countries
100% = 1.5 quadrillion kcal
20. Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
Of total food loss and waste, cereals account for the
most in terms of calories, while fruits and vegetables
account for the most by mass
21. Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
Roots and tubers are the food category with the most
lost and waste relative to total production
(Percent of kcal produced per category)
Note: Values displayed are of waste as a percent of food supply, defined here as the sum of the “Food” and “Processing” columns of
the FAO Food Balance Sheet.
22. Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
About half of the world’s food loss and waste occurs
in Asia
(100% = 1.5 quadrillion kcal)
Note: Number may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
23. Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
North America and Oceania have the highest per capita
food loss and waste
Kcal/capita/day
24. Source: WRI analysis based on FAO. 2011. Global food losses and food waste—extent, causes and
prevention. Rome: FAO.
North America and Oceania have the highest per capita
food loss and waste, primarily occurring at consumption
Kcal/capita/day
Note: Numbers may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
25. Greenhouse gas emissions Land use
The environmental impact of food loss and waste is large
Source: Kummu, M., H. de Moel, M. Porkka, S. Siebert, O. Varis, and P. J. Ward. 2012. “Lost food, wasted
resources: Global food supply chain losses and their impacts on freshwater, cropland, and fertiliser use.”
Science of the Total Environment 438: 477-489.
26. A range of approaches exists for reducing food loss
and waste along the value chain
(Not exhaustive)
Source: Lipinski et al. 2013 Reducing Food Loss and Waste. Washington, DC: World Resources
Institute.
29. Source: Grace, J., U. Ugbe, and A. Sanni. 2012. “Innovations in the Cowpea Sector of Northern
Nigeria: Research Into Use Nigeria.” Presentation.
PICS bags generate cost savings compared to
traditional insecticide use in Nigeria
Naira (local currency)
32. Source: Nielsen, S. J. and B. Popkin. 2003. “Patterns and Trends in Food Portion Sizes, 1977-1998.”
Journal of the American Medical Association: 289 (4): 450-453.
Portion sizes in the United States are increasing over time
(Kcal per portion)
34. Cutting in half the rate of food loss and waste by 2050
would reduce the food gap by ~22%
Global annual crop production (kcal trillion)*
Source: WRI analysis based on Bruinsma, J. 2009. The Resource Outlook to 2050: By how much do land,
water and crop yields need to increase by 2050? Rome: FAO; Alexandratos, N., and J. Bruinsma. 2012.
World agriculture towards 2030/2050: The 2012 revision. Rome: FAO.
Available
food
(2006)
Baseline
available
food needed
(2050)
9,500
16,000
* Includes all crops intended for direct human consumption, animal feed, industrial uses, seeds, and biofuels
Reduce rate
of food loss
and waste by
50%
1,400
38. Recommendation 3:
Increase investment in postharvest loss
research in developing countries
Photo source: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
42. Source: WRI analysis based on Alexandratos, N., and J. Bruinsma. 2012. World agriculture towards
2030/2050: The 2012 revision. Rome: FAO.
FAO projects that per capita consumption of livestock
will grow for most regions by 2050
43. Beef is a far less efficient source of calories and
protein than milk and other meats
Percent or “units of edible output per 100 units of feed or grass input”
Source: Terrestrial animal products: Wirsenius et al. (2010) (extra unpublished tables), Wirsenius (2000).
Finfish and shrimp: WRI analysis based on USDA (2013), NRC (2011), Tacon and Metian (2008),
Wirsenius (2000), and FAO (1989).
Note: “Edible output” refers to the calorie and protein content of bone-free carcass.
44. Source: GLEAM in Gerber, P. J., H. Steinfeld, B. Henderson, A. Mottet, C. Opio, J. Dijkman, A. Falcucci,
and G. Tempio. 2013. Tackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of emissions and
mitigation opportunities. Rome: FAO.
Beef production generates 6 times more greenhouse
gas emissions per unit of protein than pork, chicken,
and egg production
Kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of protein
45. Photo Source: EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection.
Menu item: Achieve replacement level fertility
46. The world’s population is projected to grow from
7 billion (2012) to 9.6 billion (2050)
Population (in billions)
Note: “SSA” = Sub-Saharan Africa, including Sudan. “LAC” = Latin America and Caribbean. “N America” = North America. “N Africa” =
Rest of Africa.
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UNDESA).
2013. World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations. Total population
by major area, region, and country. Medium fertility scenario.
47. Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UNDESA).
2013. World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations. Medium fertility
scenario.
Half of projected population growth from 2012–2050 will
be in Sub-Saharan Africa
Percent, 100% = 2.5 billion people
Note: Figures may not equal 100% due to rounding. Europe is projected to decline by 21 million people (less than 1 percent decrease)
while Australia and Oceania projected to grow by 17 million people (less than 1 percent increase) between 2012 and 2050.
48. All regions except Sub-Saharan Africa are projected to
reach replacement level fertility by 2050
Total fertility rate
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UNDESA).
2013. World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations. Total fertility by
major area, region, and country. Medium fertility scenario.
Note: “SSA” = Sub-Saharan Africa, including Sudan. “LAC” = Latin America and Caribbean. “N America” = North America. “N Africa”
= Rest of Africa.
49. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest total fertility rates
Total fertility rate (2005–2010)
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (UNDESA).
2013. World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision. New York: United Nations.
50. Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest share of women with
at least a lower secondary education
Percent of women ages 20–39 with at least a lower secondary education
(2005–2010)
Source: Harper, S. 2012. “People and the planet.” University of Oxford. Presentation at The Royal
Society, London, April 2012.
51. Source: World Bank. 2012. Databank: “Contraceptive prevalence (% of women ages 15-49).” Data
retrieved April 2, 2013, from World Development Indicators Online (WDI) database.
Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest share of women
using contraception
Percent of women ages 15–49 using contraception (2005–2010)
52. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest child mortality rates
Mortality of children under age 5 per 1,000 live births (2005–2010)
Source: World Bank. 2012. Databank: “Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births).” Data retrieved April
2, 2013, from World Development Indicators Online (WDI) database.
53. Photo Source: Travis Lupick.
Approach 1: Ensure girls get at least a secondary
education
54. Photo Source: Travis Lupick.
Approach 2: Increase access to reproductive health
services, including family planning
55. Photo Source: UK Department for International Development (DFID).
Approach 3: Reduce infant and child mortality
56. Source: World Bank. 2012. Databank: “Fertility rate, total (births per woman).” Data retrieved
November 30, 2012, from World Development Indicators Online (WDI) database.
Total fertility rates can decline rapidly
Total fertility rate
57. Achieving replacement level fertility can bring
about a “demographic dividend”
Source: WRI analysis based on Bruinsma, J. 2009. The Resource Outlook to 2050: By how much do land,
water and crop yields need to increase by 2050? Rome: FAO; Alexandratos, N., and J. Bruinsma. 2012.
World agriculture towards 2030/2050: The 2012 revision. Rome: FAO.
Singapore
Hong Kong
South Korea
Taiwan
60. Menu item: Limit transportation biofuel demand for food
crops
Photo Source: Ace Diets.
61. 32 percent of current global crop energy would be
needed to produce just 10 percent of transportation fuel
in 2050 with the present biofuel mix
Percent
Source: Heimlich, R. and T. Searchinger. Forthcoming. Calculating Crop Demands for Liquid Biofuels.
Washington, DC: World Resources Institute.
62. Menu for a sustainable food future (preliminary)
Consumption Reduce food loss and waste
Shift to healthier diets
Achieve replacement level fertility
Reduce biofuel demand for food crops
Production Sustainably increase crop yields
Boost yields through attentive crop breeding
Improve soil and water management
Expand onto low-carbon degraded lands
Sustainably increase “livestock” productivity
Increase productivity of pasture and grazing lands
Reduce then stabilize wild fish catch
Increase productivity of aquaculture
Production
methods
Improve livestock feeding efficiency
Increase the efficiency of fertilizer use
Manage rice paddies to reduce emissions
Photo source: Andrew So..
63. Most studies project net adverse impacts on crop yields
due to climate change
(3° C warmer world)
Source: World Bank. 2010. World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change.
Washington, DC: World Bank.
64. Note: Areas in gray contain no croplands.
Source: World Resources Institute and The Coca-Cola Company. 2011. "Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas Global
Maps 1.0." Accessible at <http://wri.org/aqueduct>. Cropped areas from Ramankutty, N., A. T. Evan, C.
Monfreda, and J. A. Foley. 2008. “Farming the planet: 1. Geographic distribution of global agricultural lands
in the year 2000.” Glob. Biogeochem. Cycles 22: GB1003, doi:1010.1029/2007GB002952.
Water stress will increase in many agricultural areas by
2025 due to growing water use and higher temperatures
(Based on IPCC Scenario A1B)
65. Different analysts project different changes in
agricultural land area by 2050 under a “business as
usual” scenario
* Data not available or not discussed in the respective study.
Source: GLOBIOM analysis prepared by Schneider et al. 2011. “Impacts of population growth, economic development, and technical change on global food
production and consumption.” Agricultural Systems 104 (2): 204–215; FAO projection from Alexandratos, N., and J. Bruinsma. 2012. World agriculture towards
2030/2050: The 2012 revision. Rome: FAO; OECD projection prepared by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and reported in OECD. 2011.
Environmental Outlook to 2050: Climate Change. (pre-release version) Paris: OECD.
66. The primary source of agricultural growth has shifted from
input increases to efficiency gains
Rate of output growth (% per year)
Source: Fuglie, K. 2012. "Productivity Growth and Technology Capital in the Global Agricultural Economy.”
In K. Fuglie, S. L. Wang, and V. E. Ball, eds. Productivity Growth in Agriculture: An International
Perspective. Oxfordshire, UK: CAB International.
67. Photo: Ace Diets
Menu item: Boost yields through attentive crop breeding
Photo Source: Morten Bentzon Sorenson.
68. The promise of the “other GM” . . .
Photo Source: Wikipedia.
69. Menu item: Improve land and water management practices
Photo Source: Chris Reij.
70. Source: Hengl , T., and H. Reuter. 2009. “Topsoil organic carbon based on the HWSD [Data file].” ISRIC
World Soil Information. Accessible at: <http://worldgrids.org/duku.php?id=wiki:tochws>. Retrieved May 5,
2013.
Soils organic matter concentrations vary greatly around
the world
Topsoil organic carbon (percent mass fraction)
71. Source: Henao, J., and C. A. Baanante. 2006. “Agricultural production and soil nutrient mining in Africa:
implications for resource conservation and policy development.” Technical Bulletin T-72. Muscle Shoals,
Alabama: International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development. Cited in A. Noble. 2012. The
Slumbering Giant: land and water degradation. Canberra, Australia: Crawford Fund Proceedings.
Several regions in Africa have relatively high rates of
nutrient depletion on agricultural lands
Annual nutrient depletion, kg NPK/ha/year
72. Sub-Saharan Africa uses much less fertilizer per hectare
than any other region
Kilograms per hectare
Source: IFDC. 2013. “APPI Gross Margin Survey: FDP’s Yield and Financial Benefits
Proven,” in IFDC Report Vol. 38 No. 2. Accessible at: <www.ifdc.org>.
73. Cereal yields in Sub-Saharan Africa are much lower
than other regions
Metric tons per hectare
Source: Derived from FAO. 2012. “FAOSTAT.” Rome: FAO; graph by IFDC.
74. From 1961–2001, food production increases in
Sub-Saharan Africa were achieved mainly by expanding
the area of cropland
Note: Baseline data in 1961 is given the value of 100; subsequent data for yield and area are in units of percent change relative to 1961.
Source: Henao, J., and C. A. Baanante. 2006. “Agricultural production and soil nutrient mining in Africa:
implications for resource conservation and policy development.” Technical Bulletin T-72. Muscle Shoals,
Alabama: International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development. Cited in A. Noble. 2012. The
Slumbering Giant: land and water degradation. Canberra, Australia: Crawford Fund Proceedings.
75. Conservation agriculture is widely used in many
continents, but not in Africa
Source: Shitumbanuma, V. 2012. “Analyses of Crop Trials Under Faidherbia albida.” Lusaka, Zambia:
Conservation Farming Unit, University of Zambia.
76. Conservation agriculture with intercropping of
Faidherbia albida trees (agroforestry) in Malawi
Photo Source: W. T. Bunderson.
78. Source: Shitumbanuma, V. 2012. “Analyses of Crop Trials Under Faidherbia albida.” Lusaka, Zambia:
Conservation Farming Unit, University of Zambia.
Maize yields in Zambia are higher under Faidherbia trees
Kilograms per hectare
Note: Average maize grain yields from trial sites under and outside canopies of mature Faidherbia albida trees across regions in Zambia.
80. A combination of water harvesting practices increases
grain yields more than one practice (Burkina Faso)
Kilograms per hectare
Source: Sawadogo, H. 2008. Impact des aménagements de conservation des eaux et des sols sur les
systèmes de production, les rendements et la fertilité des sols au Nord du Plateau Central du Burkina Faso.
Ouagadougou and Amsterdam: Etude Sahel Burkina Faso, CILDSS and VU University Amsterdam.
Note: These two groups of villages are located on the northern central plateau of Burkina Faso. “BAU” = business as usual.
81. Conservation agriculture increased maize yields in Malawi
in 2011, and combining it with agroforestry (intercropping
of Faidherbia trees) increased yields even further
Metric tons per hectare
Source: Bunderson, W. T. 2012. “Faidherbia albida: the Malawi experience.” Lilongwe, Malawi: Total
LandCare.
82. Source: Mazvimavi, D., Z. Hoko, L. Jonker, I. Nhapi, and A. Senzanje. 2008. “Integrated Water Resources
Management: From Concept to Practice.” Editorial. Journal of the Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 33:
609–613.
Water harvesting combined with conservation agriculture
increases gross margins for farmers in Zimbabwe
Gross margins, US$ per hectare
Note: Data from nine districts in Zimbabwe, across rainfall zones.
84. Source: Sawadogo, H. 2013. “Effects of microdosing and soil and water conservation techniques on
securing crop yields in northwestern Burkina Faso.” Working Paper prepared for the Institut de
l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (Burkina Faso).
Micro-dosing further increases sorghum yields beyond
other land and water management practices (Burkina
Faso, 2009–11)
Kilograms per hectare
85. Source: IFDC. 2011. “Strategic Alliance for Agricultural Development in Africa (SAADA) End of Project
Report.” Accessible at: <www.ifdc.org.>
ISFM contributed to yield increases of three major
crops for farmers in West Africa, 2006–10
Kilograms per hectare
Note: No 2006 data was available for maize.
86. Revenues increased significantly for farmers adopting
ISFM in West Africa, 2006–10
US$ per hectare
Note: No 2006 data was available or groundnuts. Data converted from CFA francs using a conversion rate
of 1 CFA franc = .0021 US Dollar.
Source: IFDC. 2011. “Strategic Alliance for Agricultural Development in Africa (SAADA) End of Project
Report.” Accessible at: <www.ifdc.org.>
87. Source: IFDC. 2012. “Catalyze Accelerated Agricultural Intensification for Social and Environmental
Stability.” Project Summary. Accessible at: <www.ifdc.org>.
Farmers in Central Africa benefited greatly from
increased crop yields and revenues following the
adoption of ISFM practices
Annual benefits
88. Source: WRI analysis using the following datasets: Protected areas: IUCN and UNEP. 2013. The
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC. Croplands: Fritz, S. and
L. See. 2013. Global Hybrid Cropland. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA and IFPRI. Precipitation isohyets:
FAO/UNEP Desertification and Mapping Project. 1986. Africa Mean Annual Rainfall. Geneva,
Switzerland: UNEP/GRID.
Agroforestry and water harvesting could be scaled up on
more than 300 million hectares in sub-Saharan Africa
90. Success in scaling up improved land and water
management requires attention to gender
• Women are responsible for 80
percent of agricultural work
• Labor inputs of women exceed
those of men by 10-12 hours a
week
• 95 percent of external resources
(seeds, tools) are channeled to
men
• Women often do not have the
same rights and management
authority as men
• Add photo to illustrate
importance of gender
Source: De Sarkar, S. 2011. “Gendering joint forest management.” IUCN Arbor Vitae Issue 43: 10.
Photo Source: Chris Reij.
96. Source: Bruinsma, J. 2009. The Resource Outlook to 2050: By how much do land, water and crop yields
need to increase by 2050? Rome: FAO.
What some call “potential for cropland expansion” is
often forest and savanna
Million hectares
97. Source: Gingold, B. et al. 2012. How to Identify Degraded Land for Sustainable Palm Oil in Indonesia.
Washington, DC: World Resources Institute.
There is a need to map low-carbon areas potentially
suitable for oil palm
98. Menu item: Increase pastureland productivity
Photo Source: Carlos Ramalhete.
99. 90%
80% increase for dairy
increase for beef
Source: Searchinger et al. 2013
Global absolute demand for beef and dairy is projected to
skyrocket between 2006 and 2050
100. Ruminants mostly eat grasses and only a relatively small
amount of grain-based feeds
Percent, 100% = 6705 Tg dry matter (global, 2010)
Ruminant meat
15%
15%
9%
16%
Ruminant dairy
Non-ruminants
(pigs, poultry, etc.)
Soybean, starchy roots, & other edible crops
Grass: cropland pasture
Food industry by-products & waste
Non-agricultural herbage & browse
Cereal grains
Grass: forage crops (hay & silage)
Crop residues
Grass: permanent pasture & browse
Total (percent)
Total
(percent)
Note: Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding. Soybean and other oil meals are included in “Food industry by-products” while whole soybeans
are included in “Soybeans, starchy roots and other edible crops”.
Source: Wirsenius, S., et al. 2010. How much land is needed for global food production under scenarios
of dietary changes and livestock productivity increases in 2030? Agr. Syst.
Feed type
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101. Selected approaches for improving pasture and
grazing land productivity
• Improve ruminant health care
• Improve breeds
• Rotate grazing
• Plant better grasses and legumes
• Incorporate supplements
• Integrate silvopastoral practices
Photo Source: Luis Solarte/CIPAV.
102. Menu item: Reduce and then stabilize wild fish catch
Photo Source: NOAA.
103. Photo Source: WorldFish Bangladesh Office.
Menu item: Improve productivity and
environmental performance of aquaculture
104. The world needs to close an “animal protein gap”
Global annual animal protein availability, million tons
Source: WRI analysis based on Alexandratos and Bruinsma (2012).
105. Fish are important for food and nutrition security
Supply of animal-based protein (2009), percent (100% = 31 g / capita / day)
Source: FAO (2012).
106. But the wild fish catch has peaked…
Million tons
Note: “Wild catch” includes finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and other aquatic animals
from marine and freshwater ecosystems. It excludes all aquaculture.
Source: FAO (2014).
107. …even while fishing effort continues to rise
Percentage of marine fish stocks assessed
Source: FAO (2014).
108. Aquaculture has emerged to meet fish demand
Million tons
Sources: FAO (2012a), FAO (2012b), FAO (2013), FAO (2014).
110. Nearly 90 percent of aquaculture production
is in Asia
Tons (2012)
Source: FAO (2014).
111. Aquaculture production must more than double
by 2050 to satisfy projected fish demand
Million tons
Sources: Production data 1961–2010: FAO (2014a), FAO (2014b). Aquaculture
production projections 2011–2050: Authors’ calculations assuming a linear growth rate
of 2 Mt per year.
112. Aquaculture growth could close 14 percent of the
“animal protein gap”
Global annual animal protein availability, million tons
Source: WRI analysis based on Alexandratos and Bruinsma (2012).
113. Aquaculture growth to 140 Mt in 2050 could
contribute to economic development
Source: Authors’ calculations based on FAO (2014) and World Bank, FAO, and IFPRI (2013).
Photo: WorldFish/Mike Lusmore/Duckrabbit.
$308BFarm gate value / year
114. Aquaculture growth to 140 Mt in 2050 could
contribute to economic development
Source: Authors’ calculations based on FAO (2014).
Photo: WorldFish/Mike Lusmore/Duckrabbit.
176Mlivelihoods
115. Farmed fish convert feed to food efficiently
Percent or “units of edible output per 100 units of feed input”
Sources: Terrestrial animal products: Wirsenius et al. (2010), Wirsenius (2000). Finfish and shrimp: WRI
analysis based on USDA (2013), NRC (2011), Tacon and Metian (2008), Wirsenius (2000), and FAO (1989).
Note: “Edible output” refers to the calorie and protein content of bone-free carcass.
117. Sustainable aquaculture growth entails…
Photo: WorldFish/Sakil.
Increasing farmed fish
production per unit of:
• Land
• Water
• Feed
• Energy
Minimizing:
• Water pollution
• Fish diseases
• Fish escapes
118. The aquaculture industry has reduced the share of
fishmeal in farmed fish diets
Percent
Source: Tacon and Metian. 2008. “Global overview on the use of fish meal and fish oil in industrially
compounded aquafeeds: Trends and Future Prospects.” Aquaculture 285: 146–158; Tacon et al.
2011. Demand and supply of feed ingredients for farmed fish and crustaceans. FAO Fisheries and
Aquaculture Technical Paper 564. Rome: FAO.
Note: Fishmeal use varies within and between countries; the figures presented are global means. Data represent observations between
1995-2008, and projections for 2009-2020.
119. The aquaculture industry will need to further reduce the
share of fishmeal and fish oil in farmed fish diets to
prevent hitting limits in global supply of these ingredients
Million tons
Source: FAO (2012) (Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics); FAO (2012) (Food Outlook November 2012);
OECD/FAO (2012); Seafish (2011); Tacon et al. (2011); Tacon and Metian (2008); WRI analysis.
Note: Assumes the following to 2050: a linear growth in aquaculture production to 140 Mt, the same species mix as projected
in 2020, and the same shares of fishmeal and fish oil in farmed fish diets as projected in 2020.
120. Menu for a sustainable food future (preliminary)
Consumption Reduce food loss and waste
Shift to healthier diets
Achieve replacement level fertility
Reduce biofuel demand for food crops
Production Sustainably increase crop yields
Boost yields through attentive crop breeding
Improve soil and water management
Expand onto low-carbon degraded lands
Sustainably increase “livestock” productivity
Increase productivity of pasture and grazing lands
Reduce then stabilize wild fish catch
Increase productivity of aquaculture
Production
methods
Improve livestock feeding efficiency
Increase the efficiency of fertilizer use
Manage rice paddies to reduce emissions
Photo source: Andrew So.
121. Source: WRI analysis based on UNEP (2012), FAO (2012e), EIA (2012), IEA (2012),
and Houghton (2008) with adjustments.
From where do direct agricultural production greenhouse
gas emissions come (2010)?
Note: Figures may not equal 100% due to rounding.
* LULUCF = Land Use, Land Use Change, and Forestry.
** Includes emissions from on-farm energy consumption as well as from manufacturing of farm tractors, irrigation pumps, other machinery,
and key inputs such as fertilizer. It excludes emissions from the transport of food.
*** Excludes emissions from agricultural energy sources described above.
122. “Business as usual” (BAU) agriculture emissions
would comprise 70 percent of allowable emissions to
achieve a 2°C warmer world
Gt CO2e per year
Sources: WRI analysis based on IEA (2012), EIA (2012), EPA (2012), Houghton (2008), and OECD
(2012).
123. Source: FAO. 2012. Global forest land -use change 1990-2005. Rome: FAO.
Gross forest losses are far greater than net forest
losses because agricultural lands are shifting
Thousands of hectares per year
124. Menu item: Improve efficiency of ruminant livestock
• More digestible and higher protein
feeds
• Higher quality forage
• Improved breeds
Photo Source: Eduardo Amorim
125. Menu item: Make fertilization more efficient
• Practices
Improved application timing
Subsurface placement
Improved technical training
• Incentives
Decoupling training and sales
Subsidy reforms
• Technology innovations
Photo Source: CIMMYT.
126. Menu item: Manage rice paddies to reduce emissions
• Alternate flooding and drying
• Potassium inputs
• Water-saving rice varieties
• Etc…
Photo Source: World Bank.