Methods and tools for a dialogue on nature positive food systems : D3.1 of project nature positive food systems

Summary

This report presents a set of tools to guide the transition towards a nature-positive food system. They were developed in the project: ‘Nature Positive Food Systems’. The tools include: i) a definition of nature-positive food systems; ii) a set of indicators that may help to track progress towards Nature Positive Food Systems in several contexts; iii) a landscape canvas tool to help understand what a nature positive food system means for people in a specific food system: what is needed, who is needed, how can a transition to a nature positive food system be supported and what does success look like; iv) a tool to evaluate enablers and barriers in a specific food system to move to a nature positive impact. The tools were tested in two case studies: one centred around the Menengai forest reserve in Kenya and one around ethnoveterinary medicine in Gujarat, India. The case studies helped to reflect on the tools and improve them. A key insight from the project is that the concept of ‘Nature Positive Food Systems’ is dynamic and should evolve while a shared understanding grows. Diverse perspectives on nature exist and acknowledging this and finding common ground is part of the process. The developed tools help to identify enablers and barriers and to formulate a comprehensive set of goals to transition towards Nature Positive Food Systems.