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Changes to EAT Board of Trustees

EAT is pleased to announce significant changes to its Board of Trustees, reinforcing the organization's commitment to global food systems transformation.

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Tomas Alfred Røen Promoted to Chief Executive Officer

EAT is pleased to announce the promotion of Tomas Alfred Røen to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February the 1st, 2024.

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Olav Kjørven Steps Down as CEO

Olav Kjørven is stepping down as CEO of EAT after more than six years with the organization.

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Economists calculate multi-trillion dollar opportunity to fix the broken global food system

In the most ambitious study of food system economics to date, leading economists and scientists chart how the hidden costs of the global food system will continue to mount in the future unless we see major shifts in policy and practice.

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TURFS Consortium launched to transform urban-rural food systems with cities as entry points

The Transforming Urban Rural Food Systems (TURFS) Consortium launched its Strategy for Food Systems Transformation to empower and support cities to improve the way we produce and consume food in urban and rural areas.

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CO-CREATE: Young people have ideas to tackle obesity – but are we listening?

A youth participatory study on adolescent obesity suggests addressing socio-psychological aspects, and promoting an environment that supports healthy diets and active lifestyles.

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More than 90% of global aquatic food production faces substantial risk from environmental change, finds new research

The authors behind the new paper produced the first-ever global analysis of environmental stressors impacting the production quantity and safety of blue foods around the world.

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CO-CREATE: novel methods for youth engagement and benchmarking of national obesity prevention policies

EU Research project pioneers new methods for youth engagement in policy research and development, aiming to give young people a voice in decisions that affect their health.

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Leveraging aquatic foods can help policymakers address multiple global challenges, new analysis shows

The role of food from oceans, rivers and lakes in tackling malnutrition, cardiovascular disease, and climate risk is still underutilized, finds new Blue Food Assessment paper.

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Herrero to bolster global dietary report with food system modeling

Mario Herrero has been appointed to the EAT-Lancet 2.0 leadership team to spearhead the modeling workstream.

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