Even more evidence that taxing unhealthy food helps cut obesity, shows global study by The George Institute for Global Health.

Health taxes for high-fat, salt & sugar foods may effectively reduce unhealthy #food consumption, boosting public #health .
imperial.ac.uk/news/252678/ta…

Very pleased to spend some time with Olivier De Schutter at the IPES-Food meetings, and to celebrate his splendid book. Precise, concise and deeply learned, Olivier offers a brilliant manifesto for a world after 'economic growth'. plutobooks.com/9780745350233/…

Our new report, 'Greater Good: The Economic Case for More Local, Resilient, and Equitable Food Systems,' reveals potential impact of increased food systems localization on economic growth & quality jobs.
➡️ Full report: bit.ly/4a5fDgT
➡️ Summary: bit.ly/3UiMiL5

This #EarthDay , how protecting indigenous & peasant peoples' rights can help fix #biodiversity crisis and restore nature | our co-chair Lim Li Ching explains

And... you might think, 'there are many studies supporting these solutions' or 'there is a lot of funding for them'.

Well, let's just try to explain it with a figure from IPES-Food . (10/14)

Source: ipes-food.org/report-summary…

How are agri-business corporations selling you their business-as-usual as ' #regenerativefarming '? Let's dive into their #greenwashing and dismantle their fallacies🧵(1/14)

This #EarthDay , how protecting indigenous & peasant peoples' rights can help fix #biodiversity crisis and restore nature | our co-chair Lim Li Ching explains

Fantastic! Many thanks to the people of #Ecuador for showing us that it is possible for people to resist the power of corporations & other agents of global capitalism Focus on the Global South IPES-Food FIAN International IPC Food Sovereignty CSIPM Dismantle Corp Power Michael Fakhri

On #EarthDay , we must stand for our planet.

A planet threatened by climate change, by pollution, by biodiversity loss.

A planet that needs to be rescued.

So we must unite.

And we must mobilize all our efforts for #ClimateAction .

Amazing news: Colombia will be hosting the next international conference on agrarian reform!
Highly needed by peasants and small-scale food producers all over the world !
La Via Campesina (Official EN) European Coordination Via Campesina IPC Food Sovereignty FIAN International Friends of the Earth International

👩‍🌾 Food systems that prioritize diversity in crops 🌾 livestock 🐄 farming systems and all species are essential to a healthy planet. 🌍

🤝 This #EarthDay , join us in prioritizing #agrobiodiversity : a vision that drives our work.

cgiar.org/news-events/ev…

Good to see the FAO's sham livestock emissions report scrutinised. Unpopular as the truth may be, dietary change towards less/better meat has the potential to deliver *significant* GHG savings from the food system, as part of a wider packet of reform.

theguardian.com/environment/20…

'More than one in five emerging markets and developing countries paid more to service their debt in 2022 than they received in external financing. This could rise to more than one in three by 2025' More from ONEAftershocks at data.one.org/data-dives/net…

Our panel experts are hard at work in Brussels for our annual meeting.

We’re fine tuning our strategy, debating new ideas on trade, and planning our upcoming work on #landsqueeze , labour abuse, #foodsecurity , and #fossilfree food systems!

For #Nestlé , not all babies are equal. A new investigation found that two baby-food brands marketed by Nestlé in low and middle-income countries contain high levels of sugar, while such products are sugar free in the European market publiceye.ch/en/media-corne… Public Eye

My decade as Institute of Development Studies Director ends in just two weeks - an amazing period. Everyone warmly welcome to join this final event, which I hope will be both celebratory and forward -looking. Thanks to everyone for friendship, partnership, support!

Happy International Day of Peasant Struggles! La Via Campesina (Official EN) has some great resources to celebrate including Jim Goodman’s classic In Praise of Peasants commondreams.org/views/2009/04/…

Requiring healthier ready-to-eat meals could cut EU emissions by 48m tonnes (1-2%) annually and save customers €2.8bn each year, as well as reducing disease
theguardian.com/environment/20…

This International Day of Peasant's Struggles #17april , we recognise the peasants and indigenous peoples who are protecting biodiversity best. 'It is absolutely paramount that their rights are protected' explains our co-chair Lim Li Ching

#PeasantsRightsNOW #IndigenousRights

This International Day of Peasant's Struggles #17april , we recognise the peasants and indigenous peoples who are protecting biodiversity best. 'It is absolutely paramount that their rights are protected' explains our co-chair Lim Li Ching

#PeasantsRightsNOW #IndigenousRights