Year of Publication: 2009
Author: UNEP
Number of Pages: 104 PDF
CONTENTS
PREFACE 5
SUMMARY 6
CURRENT WORLD FOOD CRISIS 11
WORLD FOOD DEMAND AND NEED 15
WORLD FOOD SUPPLY 19
IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ON YIELD AND AREA 33
IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS FROM CONVENTIONAL EXPANSION OF FOOD PRODUCTION 65
FROM SUPPLY TO FOOD SECURITY 77
SEVEN SUSTAINABLE OPTIONS FOR INCREASING FOOD SECURITY 92
CONTRIBUTORS 94
REFERENCES 96