Using the lens of nutrition security and equity for the living beings and living systems of the planet, Nutrition Security for Planetary Health takes an integrated, systems approach that not only delineates the antecedents of the multifaceted environmental crises-but offers solutions including the extensive co-benefits of whole plant foods nutrition as the foundational dietary pattern for improving planetary health. Overlooked yet inseparable problems that connect food systems to the transgression of our planetary boundaries, chronic disease, and zoonotic disease are discerned. Bolstering nature and biodiversity is emphasized throughout including regenerative agroecology, native plant foods and ecosystems, utilizing traditional and Indigenous wisdom, rewilding, and community science. Lastly, inspiring vignettes demonstrate the power of individual and collective actions that advance planetary health.

About the Author

Irana Hawkins, PhD, MPH, RDN is a planetary health specialist and a scholar-practitioner. Her contributions have spanned clinical nutrition and public health, serving people from all walks of life; higher education including teaching and mentoring at the doctoral level; and planetary health research. Dr. Hawkins is a Certified California Naturalist, a Native Plant Steward, and a Master Recycler-Composter. She has first-authored dozens of publications and edited Promoting Biodiversity in Food Systems (CRC Press, 2019). Dr. Hawkins is also a Review Editor for Frontiers in Nutrition (Nutrition and Sustainable Diets) and Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367721206
Author Irana Hawkins
Format Hardback
Page Count 184
Imprint CRC Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd