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Rachel Mazac
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Interdisciplinary approaches to sustainability and food systems

Bonus Content: I am also knowledgeable about all things camelid-related having grown up on a llama farm
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🥕In Sweden, dietary changes simulated under four food futures pathways reduced environmental impacts by 30 percent, but waste and fossil fuel emissions reductions are necessary to meet the climate target. @cazamazac.bsky.social

👉Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Diet changes in food futures improve Swedish environmental and health outcomes - Communications Earth & Environment
In Sweden, dietary changes simulated under four food futures pathways reduced environmental impacts by 30 percent, but waste and fossil fuel emissions reductions are necessary to meet the climate target, according to an analysis that combines food items, nutrients, health, and environmental data.
www.nature.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join us for Cultivating Health, a free webinar on September 15th (12-1pm ET), to discuss the connections between sustainable diets and health. Exploring the broad range of research on how we might feed ourselves more sustainably and justly.

Learn more and register here: bit.ly/Sustainable_...
Sustainable Diets Webinar Series
A free, interactive webinar series exploring key research and actions towards sustainable and healthy food systems
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We deserve Tiny Desks and Public Media. Federal cuts to public media will jeopardize fair, equal access to fact-based media and essential public services. Public media is a public right. #SupportPublicMedia

NPR CEO Katherine Maher, says it best: click.connect.mpr.org?qs=3274b3658...
May 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
What if rethinking our diets could start with a game?

Our new article introduces the Planetary Plate Puzzle—a serious game designed to spark real conversations about sufficient diets.

Curious how games can shape better food futures? Dive in: doi.org/10.1080/1571...
May 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Livestock and sustainability: No news is not good news

Why do we need yet another article on this topic? What has changed? Very little — and that is exactly why it is important to bring it up again — and again.

With Irina Herzon and Bob van Oort
Read our post here: medium.com/@rachel.maza...
Livestock and sustainability: No news is not good news
Dr. Rachel Mazac*, Dr. Iryna Herzon**, and Dr. Bob van Oort***
medium.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Does "better" meat really mean eating less meat?

Findings highlight complexities of “less but better” as a sustainability strategy. Can premium, ethical meat be part of the solution, or does it risk reinforcing status quo?

doi.org/10.1007/s104...
Does “better” mean “less”? Sustainable meat consumption in the context of natural pasture-raised beef - Agriculture and Human Values
Livestock production has significant environmental impacts, requiring sustainable dietary shifts with reduced meat consumption. The concept of “less but better” has gained attention as a pragmatic app...
doi.org
February 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Will we have the future resources for the level and types of coffee, cocoa, and palm oil consumption as we currently do?

@acbunge.bsky.social explores the potential compensation role of emerging alternatives to meet increasing demand amidst declining production
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Emerging alternatives to coffee, cocoa and palm oil deserve a spot on the research agenda
Nature Food - Despite increasing interest in cellular agriculture, coffee, cocoa and palm oil produced using these techniques have received limited scientific attention. Emerging alternatives could...
rdcu.be
January 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM