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Restoring a safe climate, nature and health: a ten year transition to agroecology and sustainable diets

How do we join up climate change, natural capital and health ? A transition to agroecology, coupled with a transition to sustainable diets

Biodiversity crash 1 million species at risk of extinction Biodiversity: fundamental to ecosystems, fundamental to food Provisioning, regulating, supporting, cultural Lack of diversity means more vulnerability to weather, climate, pests Sectoral responses won’t work - need to take an integrated landscape approach

What is agroecology? Farming with nature Farming with nature Practices, farming systems, a movement

Ten years for agroecology (TYFA), IDDRI • Feed the European population healthily • Maintain export capacity • Reduce Europe’s global food footprint • Result in a 40% reduction in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions • Help to restore biodiversity and to protect natural resources • Europe becomes a net exporter of calories/ rather than an importer

Sustainable diets Why do we want to feed the population on our current unbalanced diet?

Agroecology in Scotland?

The barriers to change?

Questions for discussion?

What next? Agronomic analysis – what does this mean… …at the UK level? England, Scotland, Wales? … in terms of imports and export flows - ‘the right things in the right places’? …for the transition from specialised systems to more mixed farming and longer, more diverse crop rotations? …for UK -specific production levels of cereals, meat, dairy, horticulture? … for woodland expansion and can it be factored into the UK TYFA agronomic model? Socio political analysis Currently scoping: what evidence is need to demonstrate the feasibility of the TYFA model as a transition pathway?

What next? How can we take a joined up approach to the challenges we face around environment, biodiversity and diets? Can agricultural policy help? What do you think a sustainable diet is? Does increasing emissions intensity, while at the same time reducing overall emissions make sense? What is the alternative? Do you think this represents what society (the voting public / taxpayers) want from land?