Publications

Anne Charlotte Bunge, Rachel Mazac, Line Gordon, Michael Clark, Amanda Wood. 2024. Dataset for PBA Dietary Modelling Sweden. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22785692

This dataset contains all data generated or analysed during this dietary modelling study. This comprises: detailed description of the dietary scenarios that have been analysed in this study using two different functional units (mass-based and energy-based); all product data input into the calculation including environmental impact, nutritional values, price data and source name of the food product data; an overview of the Reco...

Oskar Nyberg, Andreas Novotny, Ashraf S. Sbaay, Ahmed M. Nasr-Allah, Diaa A.R. Al-Kenawy, Cristiano M. Rossignoli, Patrik J.G. Henriksson. 2024. Poultry manure fertilization of Egyptian aquaculture ponds brings more cons than pros. Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741040

Aquaculture is a crucial sector for Egyptian food production, providing a cheap source of animal protein while securing income and employment for a substantial part Egypt's population. Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) is the most commonly produced fish, usually farmed in earthen ponds around the Northern Delta Lakes. A common practice among farms is to fertilize ponds with chicken manure (CM) in order to increase nutrie...

Iryna Herzon, Rachel Mazac, Maijaliisa Erkkola, T Garnett, H Hansson, M Jonell, M Kaljonen, T Kortetmäki, Marjukka Lamminen, A Lonkila, Mari Helena Niva, Anne-Maria Pajari, T Tribaldos, Marjaana Toivonen, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Kari Koppelmäki, E Röös. 2024. Both downsizing and improvements to livestock systems are needed to stay within planetary boundaries. Nature food. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-01030-w

Rachel Mazac, Matti Hyyrynen, Niina E. Kaartinen, Satu Männistö, Xavier Irz, Kari Hyytiäinen, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Chiara Lombardini. 2024. Correction: Exploring tradeoffs among diet quality and environmental impacts in self-selected diets: a population-based study. European Journal of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03430-x

In the original version of this article, in the abstract, second sentence of the result sections which previously read. One cluster, including twenty percent of the individuals in the sample was identified as a “best compromise” diet with the highest diet quality and the second lowest environmental impacts of all clusters, except for freshwater eutrophication. Should have read One cluster, including eighteen percent of the ...

Rachel Mazac, Matti Hyyrynen, Niina E. Kaartinen, Satu Männistö, Xavier Irz, Kari Hyytiäinen, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Chiara Lombardini. 2024. Exploring tradeoffs among diet quality and environmental impacts in self-selected diets: a population-based study. European Journal of Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03366-2

Proposed sustainable diets often deviate dramatically from currently consumed diets, excluding or drastically reducing entire food groups. Moreover, their environmental sustainability tends to be measured only in terms of greenhouse gases emissions. The aim of this study was to overcome these limitations and identify a cluster of already adopted, relatively healthy diets with substantially lower environmental impacts than the ...

Rachel Mazac, Morena Bruno, Michele Marini, Dario Caro. 2024. Assessing the sustainability of cultured meat in optimized Danish diets. Sustainable Production and Consumption. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.04.002

Reducing animal-sourced foods in diets saves a significant share of environmental impacts. Sustainable dietary patterns have proposed large reductions in red meats in particular. Foods with the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of diets are under increasing investigation, and cultured meat, produced by culturing animal cells, could play a key role, especially for diet transitions away from high red meat consumption...

Anne Charlotte Bunge, Rachel Mazac, Michael Clark, Amanda Wood, Line Gordon. 2024. Author Correction: Sustainability benefits of transitioning from current diets to plant-based alternatives or whole-food diets in Sweden. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47901-5

Amanda Jonsson, L. Jamila Haider, Laura Pereira, Alexander Fremier, Carl Folke, Maria Tengö, Line J. Gordon. 2024. Nurturing gastronomic landscapes for biosphere stewardship. Global Food Security. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100789

As a result of years of increased rationalization and consolidation of food systems, the knowledge and skills of many actors in food value chains, especially those linked to smaller-scale traditional and artisanal production, processing, and cooking, have rapidly been eroded. Despite the resilience that such knowledge and skills can offer. In this paper, we use the lens of gastronomy to highlight how culinary craftsmanship and...

Jenny Willis, Bruno Losch, Laura M. Pereira. 2024. NUS so fast: the social and ecological implications of a rapidly developing indigenous food economy in the Cape Town area. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01528-z

The modern global food system is highly unsustainable, shaped by industrialisation and corporate consolidation, with negative repercussions on the environment and biodiversity as well as human health. This paper looks at the burgeoning economy in neglected and underutilised species (NUS) in the Western Cape, South Africa, as a potential innovation that could make the local food system more socially and ecologically resilient. ...

Kajsa Resare Sahlin, Line J. Gordon, Regina Lindborg, Johannes Piipponen, Pierre Van Rysselberge, Julia Rouet-Leduc, Elin Röös. 2024. An exploration of biodiversity limits to grazing ruminant milk and meat production. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01398-4

The production and consumption of animal-source foods must be transformed to mitigate negative environmental outcomes, including greenhouse gas emissions and land-use change. However, livestock are also key for food production and for livelihoods in some settings, and they can help preserve biodiversity and certain ecosystems. Previous studies have not yet fully explored sustainability limits to the use of grazing lands for fo...