Global nutrient equity for people and the planet.

Autor: Kahiluoto H; Sustainability Science, LUT University, Lappeenranta, Finland. helena.kahiluoto@lut.fi.; Agroecology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. helena.kahiluoto@lut.fi.; Agricultural Soil Science, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. helena.kahiluoto@lut.fi., Pickett KE; Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.; Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity, University of York, York, UK., Steffen W; The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.; Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature food [Nat Food] 2021 Nov; Vol. 2 (11), pp. 857-861. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 17.
DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00391-w
Abstrakt: The industrial world has converted inert soil and atmospheric nutrients into reactive fertilizer flows that endanger water quality, biodiversity and climate. Simultaneously, poor nations starve because of the shortage of these nutrients in agricultural soils. Here we propose a redistribution of accumulated nutrients to enhance food security while counteracting the current degradation of critical Earth system processes. Residue and sediment nutrients could be processed and transported to food-insecure regions through the opposite logistics used to ship rock phosphate across the globe. Financing through trading accumulated rights could trigger the required innovations in processing, logistics and thinking. Such a socially just 'one Earth currency' could leverage a transformation towards resilience, equity and dignity across the critical Earth system processes.
(© 2021. Springer Nature Limited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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