Very honored to speak at a food innovation conference in #Dubai sponsored by the World Economic Forum and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. My main message was to ensure that innovation was place-based and that we need to think beyond technology (e.g. social,

I love Seinfeld’s perspective on work. “I definitely will not be looking back on my life wishing I had worked less. Work is wonderful.”

Find a job that you love and then work hard. Luckily, I’ve been fortunate enough to find a job that I love, with fantastic colleagues and I

Over 2 million views and counting! Can we create the perfect farm? In short, yes we can. But perfect will look different from place to place.

Amazing the EAT-Lancet is 1 of the top 10 papers (excluding economics) that policy documents cite most. And our research earned this distinction (only 5 years!) more quickly than any other paper on the list. Congratulations to the incredible team!

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'Two years to save the world.' I'm not a fan of pronouncements like these, I think they do more harm than good.

Also, when Simon says - 'When I say we have two years to save the world, it begs the question - who exactly has two years to save the world? The answer is every person

'Two years to save the world.' I'm not a fan of pronouncements like these, I think they do more harm than good.

Also, when Simon says - 'When I say we have two years to save the world, it begs the question - who exactly has two years to save the world? The answer is every

Coming soon! Solving the Great Food Puzzle 2.0. A comprehensive analysis of the highest impact levers in various food system types around the world. This study builds upon GFP 1.0 👇
greatfoodpuzzle.panda.org/#great-food-pu…
and GFP 1.5 👇
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Stay tuned!

How can we feed the world in a #sustainable way? 🌎🍽️

Learn about the innovative farming systems that are revolutionising #agriculture in this video by Brent Loken 🌱

Watch it here ⤵️
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The recordings for Part 1 & Part 2 of 'Regenerative & ultra-processed? What does corporate engagement mean for regenerative agriculture?' are now available!

Find the recordings, summaries, & shared resources here: tabledebates.org/research-libra…

We must not accept another 5 y of inaction and limited progress on dietary shifts. The stakes are too high. With the health of our children and the planet on the line, it is time to put healthy and sustainable diets on the table.

Read for free 👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1iNHrgSEMrvp

We must not accept another 5 y of inaction and limited progress on dietary shifts. The stakes are too high. With both the health of our children and the planet on the line, it is time to put healthy and sustainable diets on the table.

Read more 👇

authors.elsevier.com/a/1iNHrgSEMrvp

This place-based nature to food system transformation lies at the heart of our Solving the Great Food Puzzle initiative. GFP 1.0 looked at Colombia, Brazil, Kenya, UAE. GFP 2.0 at USA, Mexico, Netherlands, S. Africa, Pakistan, India, China, Philippines. GFP 2.0 coming in April!

New Op-Ed ⁦Food Tank⁩ from Countdown team. “Food Systems Must Change and Change Must Be Measured” ⁦GAIN⁩ ⁦Columbia Climate School⁩ ⁦FAO Statistics⁩ ⁦@DrKateSchneider⁩ ⁦Cornell Food Systems & Global Change⁩ ⁩ ⁦⁦UN Food Systems Coordination Hub⁩ foodtank.com/news/2023/12/o…

Our paper is out! The state of food systems worldwide. Huge collaboration to help track and monitor food systems transformation worldwide.

Nature Food paper 👇
nature.com/articles/s4301…

Countdown website 👇 foodcountdown.org/publications

World Wildlife Fund's Brent Loken discusses the outcomes and negotiations from #COP28 with Food Tank.

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Excerpt of my post #COP28 podcast with Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank from Food Tank - podcast dropping soon.

'We don’t have time to be negative anymore,' Brent says. 'We can be disappointed, but I think being disappointed and being negative are different things.'

I couldn’t agree more.

📰❓'Is the urgent reform of world's #foodsystem still a side dish at #climate talks?' asked Amanda Morrow at #COP28 .

🎙️❗️Afshan Khan, Lawrence Haddad and Brent Loken answer the question on this RFI piece.

Read more: rfi.fr/en/environment…

Final reflections from #COP28 . What appears to be the lack of clear reference to food systems in the final text of the GST is a major disappointment, but we still need to be proud of how far we have come over the past couple of years.

Despite the final outcomes COP28 UAE, we

#COP28 Daily update - December 11 - food systems COP28 UAE

All eyes on the final negotiated text, soon to be published. WWF will be publishing a response shortly.

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