Consultant as Technical Officer for Food System, Padang

World Resources Institute

Padang, Padang City, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Program Overview

Forests and tree provide food, woods, energy, and other product for people across the globe. Directly and indirectly, forest contribute to food security and nutrition as well as provide income and employment for many people, specifically for the most vulnerable group (HLPE, 2017). Directly, forest and tree provide nutrient-rich foods which linked to greater dietary diversity and higher consumption of fruit and vegetables ( Ickowitz , 2022). Indirectly, forest can also provide income because people around the forest can collect firewood and charcoal and sell it. The income provided from forest can also support food security indirectly.

However, Indonesia lost 29.4 Mha of tree cover from 2001 to 2022. The number is equivalent with a 18% decrease in tree cover since 2000 and 21.1 Gt CO2e emissions (GFW, 2022). As a result, deforestation threaten food security in Indonesia and contribute to higher emissions. There are at least two big factors that determine land use... More Detail

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