Conflicts Threaten Food Security and Biodiversity: How Can We Overcome These Challenges?
Publisher: Stockholm Environment Institute
Author(s): Masud Parvage
Date: 2022
Topics: Land, Livelihoods, Programming, Renewable Resources
Countries: Russian Federation, Ukraine
The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food security and biodiversity go beyond the countries’ borders. The prices of food and other essential agricultural commodities skyrocket and go beyond the capacity of many. As a result, more people are vulnerable to hunger. “How to prevent hunger” has become a hot topic, especially as conflict erupts in the breadbasket of the world between Russia and Ukraine, threatening both food security and biodiversity.