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Food miles – how important are they?
One of the things you hear from people who are concerned about the sustainability of their diet is that they try to eat locally grown food and not buy anything freighted into the UK from afar. It’s a...
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This is the perhaps not-so-surprising advice for the government from a recent report from the EFRA committee. Wouldn’t it be a good idea for government departments to talk to each other? But on the...
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Our food system is broken – government must help fix it
The recent important report on sustainable food by the Environmental Audit Committee makes some uncomfortable recommendations – such as eating less meat and restricting junk food advertising. It also...
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Tesco’s meaty contradiction
Foods that are good for people and the planet are lower in livestock products and contain more veg © S Morgan Tesco was a proud sponsor of Climate Week this year, in which a key message was ‘Eat less...
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Green Food Project: a smorgasbord of reheated ideas?
DEFRA’s Green Food Project (GFP), launched today, states it’s the start of a process that hopes to steer the UK food system to a sustainable future, where it remains a world leader in producing...
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Will UK food summit leave politicians hungry for more?
It’s great news that the UK government has held a hunger summit. And, if rumours are to be believed, hunger will also be the focus of its G8 presidency. Eradicating hunger is easier than we think: we...
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The food system is broken, we must all help to fix it
The Which? Conversation blog are having a debate about the future of food and I’ve joined in by writing a blog post for it: Livewell food dishes show that you don't need to skimp on tastiness to be...
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Armadillos, the World Cup and a chicken dinner
The Mascot for the Brazilian World Cup is a three banded armadillo. It’s a smiling, football playing Brazilian emblem. I don’t normally pay much attention to football mascots, seeing them as nothing...
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Meat the past, present and future?
Eating less meat is not a new idea and nor are meat free days. In fact it has only been in the last 50 odd years that we have started eating so much meat. We now eat about twice the amount of meat we...
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Food Security: From individual to collective action
Food security is a much discussed and misunderstood subject. It is complex. It is local, national, regional and global. It will be different depending on who or what you are, be it a smallholder in the...
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(Kung) Food Panda
As we launch our new recipe competition for primary schools, I explore the issues between food and our health and that of the planet plus, what we can do as parent, child or teacher. Food, it means so...
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Happy World Food Day!
The UN is 70 this year. World Food Day (WFD) is 35. This year WFD is sandwiched between two defining world agreements. The Sustainable Development Goals and Paris COP 21. Both of which are important in...
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10 food issues and opportunities for 2016
2016 is the year sustainable food goes big. People are connecting what they eat to the planet. We are moving away from some of the long standing misconceptions, such as producing more alone will solve...
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Protein Challenge 2040
Protein is everywhere. It is the new big fad diet. Increasingly we are seeing people talking about the need to eat more of it. I heard a lady walking down the street on her phone saying how she felt a...
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How WWF UK has not ducked talking about meat
Recently WWF UK has been asked about our work on livestock and our position on eating meat. This has become a hot topic, with large numbers of people, especially millennials, choosing to eat less meat...
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From Panda to Plate to Podium
It’s time for the Olympics, a month long festival of human achievement. They are being held in one of the most bio diverse regions of the world. While we are spell bound by both the games and the...
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The food and climate bake off?
WWF and others have been working on the issues of food and climate change for many years. The food system is one of the main drivers of climate change. However many people do not link the two. They may...
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Up your fruit and veg intake to protect the planet
It’s National Vegetarian Week, a time to make vegetables and fruits the hero of our plates and an opportunity to make our diets more varied and fuller in fresh fruit and vegetables. It’s easy to take...
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