Agri-food and Forestry Sectors for Sustainable Development

This book surveys state-of-the-art and prospectivepractices, methods and technologiesin agri-food and forestry sectors to document the potential measurable improvements in areas ofenvironmental management, food security, economic growth, social cohesion and human health at the local and global scale. With a focus on theecosystems-resources-climate-food-health nexus as a framework towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals applicable in these sectors, the book offers a portfolio of guidelines and standards that assesses the affordability, potential profitability and possible unintended consequences of interventions. The areas of intervention covered in the study includeglobal and local forest resources management, safe wastewater reuse for irrigation, sustainablecrop and plant protection (e.g. biopesticides, bioherbicides), carbonsequestration andemission reduction strategies, andsafe processing methods for food and food waste (e.g. sustainable food preservatives and healthier food).The book is primarily intended for academics, professionals, and policymakers.The professional audience, including enterprises in the forestry, farming, food processing, healthcare and waste management sectors, will take advantage of the updated knowledge basis concerning the innovations in the respective practices, methods and technologies, including their feasibility, affordability and profitability, andpolicymakers will find useful the comprehensive review of these innovations which could be strategically promoted and deployed in the next decade, with the aim of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.