On 11 July, the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery hosted a debate between George Monbiot, a prominent critic and author, and Allan Savory, a founder and leading voice for Holistic Management. The event was titled "Is livestock grazing essential to mitigating climate change?" and was chaired by Professor EJ. Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity at the University of Oxford. TABLE's director Dr Tara Garnett was asked to write about her takeaways from the event. This blog was originally published on the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery's website.

The humble bean is taking up more room in research agendas and consumer consciousness, called upon as a valuable tool in modern challenges from climate change and malnutrition to the rising cost of living. TABLE launches a new video in collaboration with BBC Ideas that asks, what is it about beans?