food
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What do forests have to do with food?
What can you cook from parkia seeds and baobab leaves? How about temple plant leaves and shea butter? New research…
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Global food solutions from the Asia-Pacific
Creating a more sustainable global food system demands innovation in food technologies, and collaboration at the highest levels of government.…
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Addressing the dangers of degraded land
Up to 1.3 billion people are now living on degraded land, at risk of food and water shortages and worsening…
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Changing landscapes: From forests to food
The growing demand for food — demand that is expected to double by 2050 — has led to widespread agricultural…
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Forests as food
It’s a bit ironic that while wild foraged ingredients are increasingly popping up on Michelin-starred menus around the world, the…
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Finding good food in the forest
The recipe for dokoum, or croquettes made from the wild temple plant, calls for the fresh leaves of Crataeva religiosa,…
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Forests foods and healthy diets
New research by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) shows that forests play an important role in the diets…
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