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How to Save the Amazon

This book follows journalist Dom Philips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who were mudered in the Amazon. It asks the question how can we save the Amazon in the face of ranching, forest fires, mining, the drug trade and urbanisation that has degraded and deforested millions of acres of rainforest.

Event Recording: Alternative proteins and better food futures - Environmental Dimensions

Event recording

This event was hosted by TABLE with support from the Food Standards Agency and the United Nations Foundation on 14 July 2025 and took the form of a panel discussion moderated by Tara Garnett (Director, TABLE) with:Dr Hanna Tuomisto (University of Helsinki);Dr Philip Howard (Michigan State University);Joel Scott-Halkes (Wild Card/WePlanet);Jennifer Dodsworth (University of Oxford & tenant hill farmer in Cumbria).This webinar is the second in a three-part series. Watch Webinar 1 (Drivers, Investments, Trends & Regulations) and Webinar 2 (Health Dimensions of Alternative Proteins).

Mycelium: cultivating soil health

Fungi play a vital role in ecological health. Learn how to cultivate mycelium for soil restoration, water purification, and sustainable food systems.Join us and explore the world of mycelium and how it can improve your soil health and contribute towards sustainable, regenerative communities. This workshop will cover practical techniques like straw and cardboard tek for growing mycelium, mycofiltration for soil and water health, and straw bale inoculation for large-scale applications.What You’ll Learn:The ecological role of mycelium in soil regeneration.How to grow mycelium using simple substrates like straw and cardboard.Live demo of large-scale straw bale inoculation.Mycofiltration basics for improving soil and water quality.About your trainer: Pamela ShorPamela is the Head Grower at Black Rootz and founder of Mycelium Minds and The Seed Protectors. She is a horticulturist, community advocate and urban grower dedicated to building sustainable communities through innovative practices in agroecology, mycology, and permaculture.Location: Regents Park Allotment Garden, Inner Circle, London, NW1 4NP

Hunger on our doorstep (Part 1)

Podcast episode

Transcript - Episode 87

Gap between national food production and food-based dietary guidance highlights lack of national self-sufficiency

Journal articles

This study finds over a third of all countries worldwide cannot meet self-sufficiency for more than two of seven food groups. Only one country can meet all seven groups, Guyana. Low self-sufficiency and overdependence on a few countries for imports threaten their capability to respond to global shocks, particularly for small states.

Energy expenditure and obesity across the economic spectrum

Journal articles

Researchers find that daily energy expenditures are greater in developed populations challenging the hypothesis that decreased physical activity contributes to rises in obesity with economic development, based on 4,213 adults from 34 populations across six continents and a wide range of lifestyles and economies. Instead, our results suggest that dietary intake plays a far greater role than reduced expenditure in the elevated prevalence of obesity associated with economic development.

Changes in meat consumption can improve groundwater quality

This study finds substituting 10% of the protein intake from conventional meat sources with meat alternatives can lead to an average reduction of 3.4%, 10.7% and 4.5% in the required nitrogen fertilizer, manure and water footprint, respectively. This substitution could potentially decrease the risk of excess nitrate in groundwater by up to ~20%.

Interconnections between the food system and antimicrobial resistance: A systems-informed umbrella review from a One Health perspective

Journal articles

This research synthesises evidence from 80 studies, highlighting how AMR emergence and spread within food systems is driven by a complex interplay of factors across human, animal, and environmental reservoirs (e.g., water, soil), with impacts for disease burden in humans, animals and crops and financial viability of farming. This review underscores the need for a One Health approach to AMR mitigation.