The problems are clear. We all need to eat but our current food systems are putting an impossible strain on the planet. We must make radical changes. By improving production efficiency and restoring and reusing farmland, we can keep forests standing and reduce the impact on rivers and oceans – helping to restore wildlife populations and protect the livelihoods of many millions of people. By changing our consumption patterns and providing access to nutritious food for all, we tackle all forms of malnutrition. By tackling food loss and waste, we can ensure that every calorie counts, making a real difference to climate change and protecting life on our planet.
WWF wants to see food systems which protect and conserve nature while providing everyone with nutritious food, now and in the future. We are focusing on three key outcomes by 2030:
- Half of the area used for agriculture and aquaculture is sustainably managed, with no new areas being converted
- Global food waste is halved and post-harvest loss is reduced
- Human and planetary health are aligned to halve the global footprints of diets
WWF wishes to convene stakeholders from across the food system and integrate decisions that will ensure human and planetary health. Together, we have the power to bring food to the top of conservation, climate and development agendas and help deliver tangible results which protect our future. We must work more closely, and across sectors, to accelerate our action and raise awareness of the need for change.
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CORAL REEFS: OUR UNDERWATER FOOD FACTORY
Food systems are dependent on biodiversity; nature provides ecosystem services that support the production of food.

AGRICULTURE AND WILDLIFE: CRISIS OR OPPORTUNITY?
With a connectivity and coexistence approach to food production, we have the potential to turn the tide from agriculture as the biggest driver of biodiversity loss, to agriculture as a driving factor in maintaining and recovering biodiversity.

CHANGING DIETS SUPPORTS NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
NbS efforts must be accompanied by a renewed emphasis on dietary change to ensure a significant reduction in overall demand for land for food production

THE LAST NINE HARVESTS
We are counting down the remaining opportunities to make changes which will allow us to feed the world within planetary boundaries. There are just nine harvests left between now and 2030, the year in which we need to deliver the SDGs.
