Sustainable diets and biodiversity : directions and solutions for policy, research and action / editors, Barbara Burlingame, Sandro Dernini.

This book presents the current state of thought on the common path of sustainable diets and biodiversity. It consists of 4 chapters which look at sustainable diets and biodiversity through sustainable food production and consumption which is illustrated with ten cases studies. The final chapter deals more specifically with the example of the Mediterranean diet. The book resulted from an International Scientific Symposium "Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets: United Against Hunger" organized jointly by FAO and Biodiversity International, held at FAO, in Rome, from 3 to 5 November 2010, within the World Food Day/Week programme, on the occasion of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

"Proceedings of the International Scientific Symposium Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets United Against Hunger, 3-5 November 2010, FAO Headquarters, Rome."

"Biodiversity International"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Keynote paper. Sustainable diets and biodiversity : the challenge for policy, evidence and behaviour change / Tim Lang -- Biodiversity and sustainable nutrition with a food-based approach / Denis Lairon -- Biodiversity, nutrition and human well-being in the context of the convention on biological diversity / Kathryn Campbell, Kieran Noonan-Mooney, Kalemani Jo Mulongoy -- Ensuring agriculture biodiversity and nutrition remain central to addressing the MDG1 hunger target / Jessica Fanzo, Federico Mattei -- Dynamic conservation of globally important agricultural heritage systems : for a sustainable agriculture and rural development / Parviz Koohafkan -- Sustainable crop production intensification / William J. Murray -- Sustainability and diversity along the food chain / Daniele Rossi -- Animal genetic diversity and sustainable diets / Roswitha Baumung, Irene Hoffmann -- Aquatic biodiversity for sustainable diets : the role of aquatic foods in food and nutrition security / Jogeir Toppe [and others] -- Dietary behaviours and practices : determinants, actions, outcomes / Patrick Etievant -- Conservation of plant biodiversity for sustainable diets / Kate Gold, Rory P.H. McBurney.

Biodiversity and sustainability of indigenous peoples' foods and diets / Harriet V. Kuhntein -- Revisiting the vitamin A fiasco : going local in Micronesia / Lois Englberger -- Exploring new metrics : nutritional diversity of cropping systems / Roseline Remans [and others] -- Nutrient diversity within rice cultivars (Oryza sativa L) from India / Thingnganing Longvah, V. Ravindra Babub, Basakanneyya Chanabasayya Vikaktamath -- Canarium odontophyllum Miq. : an underutilized fruit for human nutrition and sustainable diets / Lye Yee Chew [and others] -- Improved management, increased culture and consumption of small fish species can improve diets of the rural poor / Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted -- Traditional food systems in assuring food security in Nigeria / Ignatius Onimawo -- Edible insects in eastern and southern Africa : challenges and opportunities / Muniirah Mbabazi -- Bioactive non-nutrient components in indigenous African vegetables / Francis Omujal [and others] -- Achievements in biodiversity in relation to food composition in Latin America / Lilia Masson Salaue -- Biocultural diversity and the Mediterranean diet / Lier Luigi Petrillo -- Sustainability of the food chain from field to plate : the case of the Mediterranean diet / Martine Padilla, Roberto Capone, Giulia Palma.

Biodiversity and local food products in Italy / Elena Azzini [and others] -- Organic farming : sustainability, biodiversity and diets / Flavio Paoletti -- Mediterranean diet : an integrated view / Mauro Gamboni, Francesco Carimi, Paola Migliorini -- Food and energy : a sustainable approach / Massimo Iannetta [and others] -- Double pyramid : healthy food for people, sustainable food for the planet / Roberto Ciati, Luca Ruini.