The role of culture in connection with the development of food and bioeconomy issues has gained growing importance in recent years. In this editorial we provide background information on the three key topics addressed by the papers published in this special issue: cultural ecosystem services,...

Food is a fundamental component of public health. The consequences of climate change for the food system, and through that system for public health, are predictable yet complex. Complicating this story further is the fact that food production is itself a significant contributor to climate...

Chapter 1. Resilience, food security and food systems: Setting the scene. Christophe Béné and Stephen Devereux -- Chapter 2. Achieving food security through a food systems lens. Jessica Fanzo -- Chapter 3. The global food system is not broken but its resilience is threatened. Patrick Caron,...

The debate on food security has highlighted the connection between periurban farming systems (PFS) and local food systems (LFS) for academic research. Several researchers have called for in-depth analysis of the participation and impact of farmers in LFS, and the systemic innovation perspective...