Main description:

Biodiversity of the food system is crucial for food production and loss of biodiversity is a pressing issue. This book focuses on biodiversity's crucial role in food systems, health and well-being, and fate of the natural environment. It provides practical recommendations on how proper food systems can sustain a healthier planet and protect biodiversity. Sections provide a comprehensive understanding of the urgent need for promoting biodiversity-promoting food systems that help maintain planetary boundaries that are at risk; mimic the natural processes of highly integrated ecosystems; and improve human/planetary health while providing a wholesome and sufficient food supply.

Contents:

1

The Intersection of Biodiversity, Food, and Health

I. W. Hawkins

2

Biological Diversity-Life on Earth

L.A. Mehrhoff

3

Industrial Agriculture, Biodiversity and Planetary Boundaries

K. Sidhartha

4

Our Soils in Peril

A. Gandhi

5

The Far-Reaching Impact of Disposable Plastic

R.Prince-Ruiz

6

Just Food-Sustenance, Fairness, and Biodiversity

Valerie J. Stull, Michael M. Bell

7

The Industrialized Food System and Food Insecurity

J. Steinmetz

8

The Industrialized Food System and Chronic Disease

A. Tagtow

9

Popular Foods and Biodiversity Loss

J. Jones-Hughes et al.

10

Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture

C. Badgley

11

The Importance of Saving Seeds

B. McDorman; S. Thomas

11.1

Rehydrate the Earth with Swales

L. Neilsen

11.2

Understanding Veganic Agriculture

M. Seymour

12

Urban and Regional Planning for Biodiversity and Food Systems

K. Hodgson; T. Moreau

13

Taking It Outside: The Value Added By Experiential Learning On Food Systems

A. H. Harmon

13.1

World Challenge: Learner-Driven Teaching for Interdisciplinary, Global Problems

M. Berger

14

The Road to Health Goes Through the Kitchen

S. Palmer

15

A Whole Foods Plant-Centered Diet

M. Richard

15.1

Plant-Shift: A Common Denominator of Centenarians Around the Globe

B. Farmer

15.2

Whole Plant Foods and Optimal Gut and Host Health

K. Edmonds-Umeakunne

16

Redefining Medical Practice with Lifestyle Medicine and Environmental Care

S. Stancic

16.1

Planning and Serving Plant-Based Meals at Medical Conferences

J. Westerdahl

17

Too Many Prescriptions, Too Few Plant Foods-A Nursing Perspective on Type 2 Diabetes

C. Trapp

18

Creating A Global Network of Environmental Stewardship in Health Care

S. Clinton

19

Creating Biodiversity-Friendly Healthcare Institutions

C.L. Lin, T.H.T Chiu

20

The Smallest Sprouts: Engaging Children in Healthy Food Systems

K. Hoch