
How Reducing Food Waste Could Ease Climate Change
Aside from the social, economic, and moral implications of food waste—in a world where an estimated 805 million people go to bed hungry each night—the environmental cost of producing all that food, for nothing, is staggering. Read how food waste impacts sustainability and the efficient use of the natural resources required to produce our food supply.
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Roff Smith
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National Geographic
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Journey 2050 Lesson 1: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
- Journey 2050 Lesson 2: Plant Health
- Journey 2050 Lesson 1: Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
- Journey 2050 Lesson 2: Plant Health
- Journey 2050 Lesson 5: Land Use
- Journey 2050 Lesson 5: Land Use
- Journey 2050 Lesson 3: Water
- Journey 2050 Lesson 3: Water
- Journey 2050 Lesson 7: Technology and Innovations
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- The Carbon Cycle and Climate Smart Agriculture
- Where Does it Grow? The Science of Climate and Food