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Food Waste and Ecosystem Sustainability
Scope
Food waste has become a great challenge to global sustainable development and it has been addressed in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 12 “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.” Anti-food waste Law of China was legislated in 2021. There is a huge ecosystem cost of water, arable land and grassland embedded in the life cycle of food. Substantial quantities of wasted food has indicated an ineffective provision and even complete loss of ecosystem services. The increasing growth of food waste will negatively contribute to the ecosystem health, which in turn will have impacts on the quality and quantity of food.
The purpose of this thematic issue is to bring together high-quality and original research on the systematic assessment of impacts of food waste on health and sustainability of global and regional ecosystems. The topics include but not limited to:
- Methods and modeling of the impacts of food waste on ecosystem health and sustainability.
- Case studies on the impacts of food waste on ecosystem health and sustainability at different levels (cities/countries/regions).
- Policy instrument for reducing the impacts of food waste on ecosystem health and sustainability.
Submissions underpinned by various research methods, such as qualitative, quantitative or mixed are encouraged. Although empirical studies are preferred, conceptual investigations are also welcomed. We encourage submissions spanning across multiple disciplines and geographical borders.
Guest Editors
Dr. Shengkui Cheng, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Dr. Viachaslau Filimonau, Centre for Sustainability and Wellbeing in the Visitor Economy, University of Surrey, UK
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Dr. Lingen Wang, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Submission Instructions
Please indicate in your cover letter that your submission is intended for inclusion in the special issue.
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
Table of Contents
Articles will appear below as they are published.
- In recent years, there has been widespread concern regarding the carbon footprint (CF) of food waste due to the key impact of CF on climate change, particularly as China’s food waste is rising with its economic development. China has the largest ...
