Research news | 2021-06-10

What to do with all the food from our oceans?

“Blue foods” have so much to offer. With life and livelihoods being the theme of World Ocean Day 2021, centre researcher Malin Jonell reflects on the role of seafood in food systems

Research news | 2021-04-23

Getting it right on farmed fish and shellfish

Swedish project Seawin provides clear guidance on how to increase sustainable and healthy seafood consumption

Research news | 2021-03-02

Eight ways to change Nordic food and lifestyles

Transforming food systems is a shortcut to more sustainable lifestyles. Insights from a Nordic collaboration reveal significant potential for change

Research news | 2021-02-15

Blind trust in the blue economy can be a big mistake

Amid increased focus on seafood for more sustainable and healthy diets, researchers reveal three flawed assumptions about seafood production and consumption

Research news | 2021-02-01

How a single farm can align with both local and global sustainability targets

New indicators help assess how a farm transitioning to sustainable agriculture contributes to global sustainability goals and resilience

Research news | 2021-01-27

What the Nordics can do to fix the food systems

The Nordic countries’ most important global contribution to achieving food related sustainability goals may come from their strong innovation networks

Research news | 2020-08-10

How extreme heat events threaten global food security

And why they can occur simultaneously in distant world regions

Research news | 2020-06-25

How sustainable are Swedes’ eating habits?

Benchmarking the Swedish diet relative to global and national environmental targets shows more action on sustainable dietary shifts and more research needed

Research news | 2020-06-23

Dealing with rural poverty and the persistent hunger challenge

A blanket solution for persistent poverty does not exist. Researchers present three insights for action

Research news | 2020-05-18

A single climate event could trigger worldwide wheat shortages

How a modern-day US Dust Bowl event could disrupt global food trade networks

Research news | 2020-03-19

Centre partner in programme designed to improve Swedish food system

Four-year programme receives SEK 64 million from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra)

Research news | 2020-03-09

Global food system vulnerable from reliance on fewer exporting countries

The world is enjoying a richer diet but most countries increasingly depend on food imports. That should worry many of them

Research news | 2020-02-14

Experts identify the five most important risks to the planet

The new "Our Future On Earth" report provides risks analysis based on survey of 222 global sustainability experts, including centre researchers

Research news | 2020-01-22

How to feed the world without crossing planetary boundaries

Supplying a sufficient and healthy diet for 10 billion people whilst keeping our biosphere intact will require radically different ways of farming, reduction of food waste, and dietary changes

General news | 2019-11-18

EAT-Lancet Commission wins the 2019 Utstickarpriset

Praised for its efforts to disseminate knowledge and hope about the transition to a more sustainable system

Research news | 2019-10-12

Evolutionary biology for the human age

How evolutionary biology can inform governance and policies on a human-dominated planet

Research news | 2019-09-25

A delicious transformation

Proof might really be found in the pudding. Chefs can be key changemakers in a sustainable transformation of our food system

Research news | 2019-04-03

Within reach

Nordics in unique position to lead global food transformation, but not without overcoming major challenges

Research news | 2019-01-17

The planetary health diet

New Lancet report demonstrates why diet and food production must radically change to improve health and avoid potentially catastrophic damage to the planet

Research news | 2018-10-10

Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable

But it requires a global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, say researchers