Scientific Manager, Global and Environmental Health @novonordiskfond
Copenhagen
Joined March 2013
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I will miss you all!
#AppreciationPost
After leading the review of our incoming nominations for 2 wonderful years, @aftonhalloran has now started a new professional adventure at @novonordiskfond. We are grateful for all we've accomplished together, Afton. Keep up the good work!
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Learn more about the #OpenAccess study behind this story at @NatureFoodJnl; published by @LineGordon, @AftonHalloran, @amandawoodr
nature.com/articles/s43016-0…
A huge congrats to the winners of this year’s Food Planet Prize!
The 2022 Food Planet Prize goes to:
🏆 Anti-food loss champion @Coldhubslimited
🏆 Mangrove advocate Global @Mangroves Alliance
We praise both winners for putting the livelihoods of those who produce food first in the fight against global warming, biodiversity loss, and more.
ALT ColdHubs’ CEO Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu accepts the Diploma from the Swedish Embassy staff in Nigeria
ALT The Global Mangrove Alliance team receives the Diploma from the Swedish Ambassador in the US
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Great round table discussion about "How do we become a "common-sensitarian" society?" with:
🗣️dr. Adriana Rejc Buhovac
🗣️Ana Roš
🗣️Andrea Petrini
🗣️Marleen Onwezen
🗣️Martin Jezeršek
🗣️Dr. Afton Halloran
Thanks for sharing our work!
Benefits of insect and hydroponic farming:
🍲provide nutritious human food & animal feed
♻️reduce waste
🌱 protect the environment & climate
🚜 reduce national expenses on food, animal feed, fertilizers
Download our report on the #FutureOfFood: wrld.bg/EVn050L2JlA
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We give you, the third batch of Finalists for the 2022 Prize:
@refed for waging a war on food waste and
@Consupedia for empowering sustainable food choices
👉 Discover their work bit.ly/3qF3PNG
⏳ Fourth and last batch unveiled on 7 Oct #foodplanetprize2022 #FLWDay
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For podcast lovers, Food Planet Prize Jurors @FrancoNatoora and @FarmerClara got you covered with respectively Transform the Food System and Winter Growers, available on all main platforms.
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Systems thinking for noncommunicable disease prevention policy: guidance to bring systems approaches into practice. New manual form @WHO_Europe #NCDs office. bit.ly/3DKXCb2
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Joining our 2022 cohort of Finalists today:
- @Coldhubslimited for its off-grid cool rooms
- @BioLumic for its light recipe for crops
- Yakum for planting food forests
👉 Discover their work bit.ly/3qF3PNG
⏳ Next 2 finalists unveiled on 29 sept #foodplanetprize2022
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For the coming month, we'll unveil a couple of 2022 Food Planet Prize finalists each week. Starting tomorrow. Stay tuned! #FoodPlanetPrize2022
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Are selected as Finalists for the 2022 Food Planet Prize:
@apeelsciences
@WonderbagO:
@RagnSells_Group's EasyMining
📰 Discover their planet-saving and world-feeding work bit.ly/3qF3PNG
The next three finalists will be unveiled on Wednesday, 21 September!
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With its $2M, @B4Plastics will prototype biodegradable #fishinggear sooner. They're now testing durability with dogbones, here depicted in front of their Diploma.
It all started with a nomination. Submit yours! bit.ly/3QVIr2P
#savetheoceans #bioplastic #funding #grant
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The ice is melting, the flora and fauna are changing, and people's ways of life are at risk. The changes in the Arctic have ripple effects and will create serious consequences for the rest of the world. Nordic Talks ‘Saving the Arctic’ explores this👉 fal.cn/3qTdl
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Meet @CVMogensen, the author of the 2020 study “The Angry Internet - A threat to gender equality, democracy & well-being”, in the #podcast episode "Undoing Digital Abuse of Women". Listen to #nordictalks on your preferred podcast platform.
#inspiretoact
@nordref_org
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Bees are dying out and that’s a big problem for us human beings. Our global food supply and biodiversity is dependent on the these pollinators. So what's our Plan Bee? How do we save the world's pollinators? Listen to this Nordic Talks to learn more 🐝 fal.cn/3qQ6N
New paper on conceptualising and implementing sustainable healthy diets 📚
rdcu.be/cS4MP
#healthydiets #sustainability #health #WHO #policy
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Winners will pocket a whopping 2 million dollars to match their ambition! bit.ly/3Q4vCC4
Any in your network? @Ashoka @socialnest_org
#sustainability #development #funding #grants #climatefinance #awards #funds #sdg2 #sdg14 #blueeconomy #aquaculture #foodsystems
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Not 1 Editor's Pick but 4 book recommendations this month:
📙 The Economics of Sustainable Food, from @AftonHalloran
📙 Call of the Reed Warbler, from @Faviken
📙 The Intersectional Environmentalist, from @Conscious_Paola
📙 Braiding Sweetgrass, from Robert
Happy reading!
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Almost 60% of adults in the region and one in three children are overweight or have obesity. A holistic approach is needed to tackle #obesity!
New editorial from @LancetRH_Europe highlights the key findings of the WHO European Regional #ObesityReport 2022:
thelancet.com/journals/lanep…
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Check out the latest #nordictalks episode "Undoing digital abuse of women" on your preferred podcast platform, where @CVMogensen @AshaOAllen & @CindySouthworth discusses the societal issue of online abuse & possible solutions to the increasing problem.
@nordref_org #inspiretoact