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The global population will approach 11 billion by the end of this century. We are in the midst of climate, biodiversity, malnutrition and inequity crises. We must tackle dangerous rates of global warming and dramatic biodiversity loss. At the same time, over a third of the global population is affected by one or more forms of malnutrition – be that hunger, obesity or micronutrient deficiency – with the most deprived being more vulnerable to threats to health and wellbeing.

Achieving sustainable, healthy diets underpins many of the Sustainable Development Goals – especially those concerned with hunger, poverty, health, gender equality, life on land and in water, responsible consumption and production, and climate action. We apply a Planetary Health approach that explores the drivers, risks, impacts, connections among, and potential contributions to these and related global challenges of the Anthropocene era in which we live.