Agri-food and Forestry Sectors for Sustainable Development: Innovations to Address the Ecosystems-Resources-Climate-Food-Health Nexus

This book explores innovative practices, methods, and technologies in the agri-food and forestry sectors to improve environmental management, food security, economic growth, social cohesion, and human health. It focuses on the ecosystems-resources-climate-food-health nexus and offers guidelines and standards for interventions, including global and local forest resources management, sustainable crop and plant protection, carbon sequestration, and food waste processing. The book is intended for academics, professionals, and policymakers to promote sustainable development and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 24 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into cutting-edge and future-oriented practices, methodologies, and technologies in the agri-food and forestry sectors, aiming to document the potential measurable improvements in environmental management, food security, economic growth, social cohesion, and human health at both local and global scales. Focusing on the ecosystems-resources-climate-food-health nexus as a framework for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) applicable to these sectors, the book presents a comprehensive portfolio of guidelines and standards that assess the affordability, potential profitability, and unintended consequences of interventions. The study encompasses a wide range of areas of intervention, including global and local forest resources management, safe wastewater reuse for irrigation, sustainable crop and plant protection (such as biopesticides and bioherbicides), carbon sequestration and emission reduction strategies, and safe processing methods for food and food waste (such as sustainable food preservatives and healthier food).

The primary target audience of this book includes academics, professionals, and policymakers. The professional audience, encompassing enterprises in the forestry, farming, food processing, healthcare, and waste management sectors, will greatly benefit from the updated knowledge base regarding the innovations in these respective practices, methods, and technologies, including their feasibility, affordability, and profitability. Additionally, policymakers will find valuable the comprehensive review of these innovations, which can be strategically promoted and deployed in the next decade with the ultimate goal of achieving the SDGs.

By exploring these diverse areas of intervention, the book aims to provide a holistic understanding of the opportunities and challenges faced by the agri-food and forestry sectors in the pursuit of sustainable development. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers alike, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and the creation of effective strategies for a more sustainable and resilient future.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 175 x 254 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030662868
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021