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Less is more: reducing food losses and waste
September 29, 2022
Food production is resource-intensive. Nevertheless, one third of the quantities produced are thrown away. What strategies can help to prevent food loss and waste on their way from the fields to our plates?
The Thünen Research Prizes 2021 for an outstanding science-oriented achievement and for excellent target group-oriented work have now been awarded at the Thünen Institute.
In its annual advice, ICES provides an overview of the status of exploited fish stocks in the northeast Atlantic and publishes recommendations for future sustainable fishing opportunities. We explain what the advice means for German fisheries.
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So far, there is no national animal welfare report in Germany. The National Animal Welfare Monitoring (NaTiMon) project is developing the foundations for this.
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Goossens Y, Leverenz D, Kuntscher M (2022) Waste-tracking tools: A business case for more sustainable and resource efficient food services. Resources Conserv Recycl Adv 15:200112, DOI:10.1016/j.rcradv.2022.200112
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Egenolf V, Distelkamp M, Morland C, Beck-O'Brien M, Bringezu S (2022) The timber footprint of German bioeconomy scenarios compared to the planetary boundaries for sustainable roundwood supply. Sustain Prod Consum 33:686-699, DOI:10.1016/j.spc.2022.07.029
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Ohlmeyer M, Mennicke F, Poth S (2022) Relationship between product emission and indoor air quality of wood constructions. In: Indoor Air 2022 : Healthy People in Healthy Indoor Environments ; June 12th to 16th Kuopio, Finland, Proceedings.
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Miller D, Irvine K, Nijnik M, Garcia B, Panoutsopoulos H, Martino G, Schwarz G (2022) Climate change and land use. 52 p SHERPA Discussion Paper, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.6671041
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Bognar J, Schwarz G (2022) Towards sustainable and resilient value chains. 27 p SHERPA Discussion Paper, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.6778048
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