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By Harry Holmes2021-02-04T11:25:00+00:00 The ‘true cost of food’ must include costs to the environment and human wellbeing, said the report Cheap food is driving the destruction of the natural world and prices must change to reflect the ‘true cost’ of food production to the environment and human health, a new report has claimed. It comes as Boris Johnson is reportedly drawing up plans for new carbon taxes that could lead to price hikes on carbon-intensive foods such as beef, lamb and cheese. The report, by the Chatham House think tank, said food production was the main driver of bio...

  The global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss and species extinction, and a shift to plant based diets is needed to curb the damage being done to nature, according to a new report. Biodiversity, which is crucial to both human well-being and a healthy planet, is declining faster than at any time in human history, the report from think tank Chatham House said. Agriculture is driving this destruction, threatening 86% of the 28,000 species at risk of extinction, researchers said in a report launched Wednesday with the UN's environment program. Cheap food is at the cente...

'Shift' to plant-based diets is key to saving world's wildlife CNN 2/5/2021 By Amy Woodyatt, CNN © Mark Wilson/Getty Images A shift towards plant based diets is needed to curb the damage being done to nature, a new report says. The global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss and species extinction, and a shift to plant based diets is needed to curb the damage being done to nature, according to a new report. Biodiversity, which is crucial to both human well-being and a healthy planet, is declining faster than at any time in human history, the report from ...

UN report: Food systems 'key driver' of biodiversity loss The way food is grown around the world threatens 24,000 of the 28,000 species that are at risk of extinction, according to a report published Wednesday that calls on world leaders to urgently reform the global food system. Plants and animals are dying out at a rate that is at least tens — if not hundreds — of times faster than the average over the past 10 million years, according to the report, which was published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), British think tank Chatham House, and animal welfare organization Com...

Date Time Our global food system is primary driver of biodiversity loss A new Chatham House report highlights that the global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss will continue to accelerate, unless we change the way we produce food. Further destruction of ecosystems and habitats will threaten our ability to sustain human populations. The new report calls for an urgent reform of food systems, suggesting three interdependent actions: changing global dietary patterns, protecting and setting aside land for nature, and farming in a more nature-friendly and b...