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Reframing the local-global food systems debate through a resilience lens

Wood, A., C. Queiroz, L. Deutsch, B. González-Mon, M. Jonell, L. Pereira, H. Sinare, U. Svedin, and E. Wassénius. 2023. Reframing the local-global food systems debate through a resilience lens. Nature Food 4:22-29.

Despite the growing knowledge that food system solutions should account for interactions and drivers across scales, broader societal debate on how to solve food system challenges is often focused on two dichotomous perspectives and associated solutions: either more localized food systems or greater global coordination of food systems. The debate has found problematic expressions in contemporary challenges, prompting us to revisit the role that resilience...

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Four ways blue foods can help achieve food system ambitions across nations

Crona, B.I. et al. 2023. Four ways blue foods can help achieve food system ambitions across nations. Nature 616:104-112.

Blue foods, sourced in aquatic environments, are important for the economies, livelihoods, nutritional security and cultures of people in many nations. They are often nutrient rich1, generate lower emissions and impacts on land and water than many terrestrial meats2, and contribute to the health3, wellbeing and livelihoods of many rural communities4. The Blue Food Assessment recently evaluated nutritional, environmental, economic and justice dimensions of blue foods...

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Lax – Hållbart och hälsosamt? (Salmon – Healthy and sustainable?)

Ziegler, F., S. Hornborg, M. Troell, P.J.G. Henriksson, and M. Jonell. 2023. Lax – Hållbart och hälsosamt? (Salmon – Healthy and sustainable?). SeaWin Policy Brief no. 6, SeaWin.

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En tryggare och godare värld. Ett inspel till Livsmedelsstrategi 2.0. (A safer and tastier world. A contribution to Sweden’s National Food Strategy 2.0)

Gordon, L., H. Hansson, P-A. Hansson, M. Jonell, M. Hellström, T. Lindahl, and U. Sonesson. 2023. En tryggare och godare värld. Ett inspel till Livsmedelsstrategi 2.0. (A safer and tastier world. A contribution to Sweden’s National Food Strategy 2.0). Mistra Food Futures Policy Brief. Mistra Food Futures.

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Sjömatslandet Sverige – Vart är vi på väg? (Seafood Sweden – Where are we going?)

Henriksson, P.J.G., M. Troell, M. Jonell, F. Ziegler, S. Hornborg, and K. Bergman. 2023. Sjömatslandet Sverige – Vart är vi på väg? (Seafood Sweden – Where are we going?). SeaWin Policy Brief no. 7, SeaWin .

Sveriges självhushållningsgrad av sjömat är för närvarande låg, men det finns potential för att öka inhemsk produktion och samtidigt öka sjömatens roll för omställning till ett mer hållbart livsmedelssystem. För att möjliggöra detta krävs att sjömatsbranschen, dagligvaruhandeln och konsumenter vågar utmana sina vanor, samt att myndigheter tar ett bredare systemperspektiv och planerar långsiktigt.

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The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system

Tigchelaar, M. et al. 2022. The vital roles of blue foods in the global food system. Global Food Security 33:100637.

Blue foods play a central role in food and nutrition security for billions of people and are a cornerstone of the livelihoods, economies, and cultures of many coastal and riparian communities. Blue foods are extraordinarily diverse, are often rich in essential micronutrients and fatty acids, and can often be produced in ways that are more environmentally sustainable than terrestrial animal-source foods. Capture fisheries constitute the largest wild-food...

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What evidence exists on the effects of public policy interventions for achieving environmentally sus­tainable food consumption? A systematic map protocol

Macura, B., Y. Ran, U.M. Persson, A. Abu Hatab, M. Jonell, T. Lindahl, and E. Röös. 2022. What evidence exists on the effects of public policy interventions for achieving environmentally sus­tainable food consumption? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence 11(1):1-9.

Background The global food system is causing considerable environmental harm. A transition towards more sustainable consumption is needed. Targeted public policy interventions are crucial for stimulating such transition. While there is extensive research about the promotion of more environmentally sustainable food consumption, this knowledge is scattered across different sources. This systematic map aims to collate and describe the available evidence on public policy interventions such...

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Consumption: The missing link towards phosphorus security

Metson, G.S., W. Brownlie, J.C. Bausch, M. Jonell, K. Matsubae, F. Mnthambala, C. Schill, and E. Tilley. 2022. Consumption: The missing link towards phosphorus security. In: Brownlie, W.J., M.A. Sutton, K.V. Heal, D.S. Reay, and B.M. Spears (eds.) Our Phosphorus Future. UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Chapter 8.

Supporting low levels of animal product (meat, dairy, and eggs) consumption and food waste can significantly reduce the impacts of unsustainable phosphorus use. In addition, consuming products grown with good on-farm nutrient management practices, including phosphorus recycling can further reduce impacts. These changes can contribute to achieving multiple United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals related to improving human and environmental health.

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Strong and weak sustainability in Nordic aquaculture policies

Luthman, O., M. Jonell, P. Rönnbäck, and M. Troell. 2021. Strong and weak sustainability in Nordic aquaculture policies. Aquaculture 550:737841.

In this paper, we critically analyze how sustainability is considered in aquaculture policies and strategies using the Nordic countries as a case. The strong versus weak sustainability concepts are used to define and clarify what sustainability aspects are central to each state. To illustrate these concepts further, we draw on and modify four mainstream environmental discourses defined by John Dryzek and apply them to the strong and...

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Hållbar sjömat  – vilken sjömat ska man välja?

Henriksson, P., K. Bergman, S. Hornborg, M. Jonell, T. Lindahl, M. Troell and F. Ziegler. 2021. Hållbar sjömat  - vilken sjömat ska man välja?. Seawin Policy Brief 1, Seawin Earth and Lantbruksnätverket..

Livsmedel från hav och sjöar, även kallat sjömat, består av flera tusen olika arter. Dessa arter kan fiskas och/eller odlas i vattenbruk på olika sätt. I Sverige domineras sjömatskonsumtionen av ett tiotal arter. Sjömat har olika miljömässiga utmaningar och möjligheter. Sjömat från fiske är inte beroende av foderproduktion vilket många typer av vattenbruk är. Foderproduktion driver ofta den totala mark- och vattenanvändningen samt klimatpåverkan hos...