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Tropical Forests - Use as Protection

Timber extraction, palm oil production and other forms of use often lead to the degradation and clearing of natural forest ecosystems. How can use nevertheless contribute to the conservation of tropical forests? Why is protecting through using so important?

Promoting healthy and sustainable diets

What factors influence individual eating habits? And how can we ensure that people eat healthier, fairer and more sustainably? The Thünen Institute investigates these questions at national and international level.

The state of global food security

As part of the Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations intend to end hunger worldwide by 2030. At present, we are far from achieving this goal.

Develop local markets, understand global trade

Adequate and balanced meals are the basis of a healthy diet and often unaffordable for poor people. What can domestic production and trade contribute to improving food security for those people?

Less is more: reducing food losses and waste

The production of safe food 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?

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