Forests, Trees and Landscapes for Food Security and Nutrition

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As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates, especially in relation to the global development agenda beyond 2015.1 A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide, even though the trend appears to be slowly reversing (FAO et al., 2014) and malnutrition -- defined as either under-5 stunting, anaemia among women of reproductive age or adult obesity -- affects nearly every country on the planet (IFPRI, 2014).
Authors: Vira, B.; Agarwal, B.; Jamnadass, R.H.; Kleinschmit, D.; McMullin, S.; Mansourian, S.; Neufeldt, H.; Parrotta, J.A.; Sunderland, T.C.H.; Wildburger, C.
Subjects: forests, trees, landscape, food security, nutrition
Publication type: Chapter-R, Publication
Year: 2015

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