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Profitability and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production

Analysis of Incremental Financial Costs and Benefits of RSPO Compliance

Livewell: Healthy people, healthy planet

Food production and distribution, along with deforestation and land-use change for agriculture, are responsible for 30% of the UK’s CO² emissions. It’s clear that we must change the way we produce food – and the way we consume it. So we’re showing consumers how they can make a difference through simple changes to their diet.

A Square Meal

How encouraging greener eating fits the UK government’s ambitions for the environment, farming and the Big Society.
A discussion paper by WWF-UK and the Food Ethics Council
2011

Soya and the Cerrado

The Brazilian Cerrado is a vast mosaic of contrasting landscapes that makes it the most biodiverse savannah region on the planet. It is undoubtedly one of the world’s great natural assets. Yet this extraordinary area is facing destruction on a huge scale due to the rapid expansion of beef, soya and other crops.

Livewell: a balance of healthy and sustainable food choices

When it comes to food we’re all a bit weary of being told what to do. And the conflicting reports we hear make it all sound a bit complicated.

Well – here’s some good news! Things might be a good deal simpler than you think. What’s healthy for people is – more or less – healthy for the planet too.

Livestock consumption and climate change

This report lays out a framework to help producers, policy makers and environmental groups to discuss and address the contribution of livestock products to climate change.

Living Planet Report 2010

The protection of biodiversity and ecosystems must be a priority in our quest to build a stronger, fairer and cleaner world economy. Rather than an excuse to delay further action, the recent financial and economic crisis should serve as a reminder of the urgency of developing greener economies. Both WWF and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are contributing to this goal.

The Living Planet Report is helping raise public awareness of the pressures on the biosphere and spreading the message that “business as usual” is not an option. The report contributes to fostering action, as what gets measured gets managed.

Water Futures

SABMiller, GTZ, WWF
Working together for a secure water future.

Strategies for Reducing the Climate Impacts of Red Meat/Dairy Consumption in the UK

This report is an investigation into possible strategies for reducing red meat and dairy consumption in the UK to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the food sector, with particular focus on the role of the multiple grocery retailers.

The Sustainable Food Lab - A case study

The Sustainable Food Lab (SFL) utilised innovative methods of facilitation and engagement to explore how to shift food sustainability from niche to the mainstream.

Tasting the Future - Collaborative innovation for One Planet Food

Collaborative initiative for helping comsumption and production of food meet the limitations of one planet. This report outlines the formation and plans of the Tasting the Future Initiatve.

Proposal for a new EU Common Agricultural Policy

BirdLife International
European Environmental Bureau
European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements- EU Group
WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature

Environmental impacts of the UK food economy

- with particular reference to WWF Priority Places and the North-east Atlantic

How low can we go?

An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope for reduction by 2050

Livestock consumption and climate change - A framework for dialogue

The consumption of food is responsible for around a fifth of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, and for a range of other environmental impacts, from water availability and quality to changes in biodiversity.

Who is eating all the fish? The food security rationale for culling cetaceans

Marine mammals, particularly great whales, are accused of competing with humans for fish resources. This report finds that there is no scientific evidence to prove that great whales are responsible for the degraded state of the world's fisheries. The authors conclude that the world’s fish stocks are running low because of the subsidies-guzzling industrial fleets of developed countries, aided by huge numbers of small scale fishers, particularly in developing countries.

Weathercocks and signposts

WWF's Strategies for Change Project is a new work stream which contributes to the growing debate about how best to effect environmentally-friendly behavioural change. In particular, the project examines the importance of our collective social values in driving behavioural change, and the ways in which such values are shaped.

Government policy responses

One Planet Food: Principles of a sustainable farm

Principles of a sustainable farm

Food WWF-UK viewpoint 2011

This is a Q&A document covering WWF-UK's views on the environmental impacts of the food system, including food production, GM food, food miles, seafood etc.

WWF-UK response to the Government Buying Standards

WWF UK is supportive of the concept of GBS and recognises there are some good components but feel they should go much further. This document outlines some recommendations.

WWF-UK comments on Defra’s discussion paper, An invitation to shape the nature of England

This is WWF-UK's response to the UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs discussion paper 'An invitation to shape the nature of England'. This consultation will feed into development of Defra's White Paper on the Natural Environment, which is due to be published in spring 2011.

WWF-UK Policy Position Statement on Food

This paper sets out WWF-UK’s position on food, focusing on the issues prioritised in our One Planet Food Strategy, with additional consideration of wider food sustainability issues. The paper focuses on the global environmental implications of food consumed in the UK, taking into account the rising proportion of food we eat that originates from other countries, and makes recommendations on the transition to a sustainable food system.

The Living Planet Report 2010

The Living Planet Report is helping raise public awareness of the pressures on the biosphere and spreading the message that “business as usual” is not an option. The report examined alternative scenarios based on different food consumption patterns and energy mixes – illustrating immediate action could close the gap between Ecological Footprint and biocapacity.

The protection of biodiversity and ecosystems must be a priority in our quest to build a stronger, fairer and cleaner world economy. With humanity’s Ecological Footprint doubling since 1966 and 71 countries currently experiencing some stress on blue water resources, profound implications for ecosystem health, food production and human well-being are being experienced.