Recent crop shortages in Japan are reminders that climate change is uncharted territory which requires an integrated approach that safeguards landscapes, culture, biodiversity and traditional practices to create living libraries of resilience.
Patents are encroaching on a growing range of crops — a trend that has plant breeders, environmentalists, and food security experts working to ensure that genetic resources continue to belong to the commons as a public good.
The year 2020 continued a decade-long trend of increasing climate change-induced food insecurity and human displacement, highlighting the necessity to modernise human mobility policies and platforms for cooperation.
