Food biodiversity as an opportunity to address the challenge of improving human diets and food security

Jacob, Michelle Cristine MedeirosSouza, Alice MedeirosCarvalho, Aline Martins deVasconcelos Neto, Carlos Frederico Alves deTregidgo, DanielHunter, DannyPereira, Fillipe de OliveiraBrull, Guilhermo RosKunhlein, HarrietSilva, Lara Juliane Guedes daSeabra, Larissa Mont’Alverne JucáDrewinski, Mariana de PaulaMenolli Júnior, NelsonTorres, Patricia CarignanoMayor, PedroLopes, PriscilaSilva, Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos daGomes, Sávio MarcelinoMaia, Juliana Kelly da Silva2024-12-302024-12-302023JACOB, Michelle; SOUZA, Alice Medeiros; CARVALHO, Aline Martins de; VASCONCELOS NETO, Carlos Frederico Alves de; TREGIDGO, Daniel; HUNTER, Danny; PEREIRA, Fillipe de Oliveira; BRULL, Guilhermo Ros; KUNHLEIN, Harriet; SILVA, Lara Juliane Guedes da; SEABRA, Larissa Mont'Alverne Jucá; DREWINSKI, Mariana de Paula; MENOLLI JUNIOR, Nelson; TORRES, Patricia Carignano; MAYOR, Pedro; LOPES, Priscila; SILVA, Rafael Ricardo Vasconcelos da; GOMES, Sávio Marcelino; SILVA-MAIA, Juliana Kelly da. Food biodiversity as an opportunity to address the challenge of improving human diets and food security. Ethnobiology and Conservation, v. 12, p. ec2023021205114, 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15451/ec2023-02-12.05-1-14. Disponível em: https://ethnobioconservation.com/index.php/ebc/article/view/714. Acesso em: 25 out. 2024.2238-4782https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/61001Scientists have warned for several years that food systems have become major drivers of environmental degradation, malnutrition, and food insecurity. In this paper, we present arguments from specialists that suggest that, in the transition to more sustainable food systems, biodiversity and food security can be mutually supportive, rather than conflicting goals. We have divided the opinions of these scientists into two "Big Topics". First, they examine the synergies and challenges of the intersection of biodiversity and food security. In the second section, they explain how various forms of food biodiversity, such as mushrooms, terrestrial wild animals, aquatic animals, algae, and wild plants, can contribute to food security. Finally, we present three main pathways that, according to these experts, could guide the transition toward biodiversity and food security in food systems.Attribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/Food BiodiversityWild FoodsFood SecuritySustainable DevelopmenNutritionFood biodiversity as an opportunity to address the challenge of improving human diets and food securityarticle