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Environmental and Sustainability Studies: Sustainable Food Systems
Databases
These databases are great for environmental science topics. If you are having trouble finding what you need in the databases on this guide, please contact your liaison librarian for suggestions and assistance.
- GreenFILE This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles focusing on the environment, with topics ranging from sustainable agriculture and alternate fuel sources to global warming and recycling.
- AGRICOLA This link opens in a new windowThe National Library of Agriculture database that searches for articles and books in all areas of agriculture, forestry and animal science. 1970-present.
- GeoRef This link opens in a new windowCreated by the American Geological Institute, GeoRef has over 3 million references to books, journal articles, reports, theses, maps, and more. Materials cover North America from 1669 to the present, and the rest of the world from 1933 to the present.
- Environment Complete This link opens in a new windowScholarly, academic coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and related areas.
Websites
- FAO Sustainable Food SystemsThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' concept and framework documentation for sustainable food systems.
- CIATCIAT works in collaboration with hundreds of partners to help developing countries make farming more competitive, profitable, and resilient through smarter, more sustainable natural resource manage
- National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionThe National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) is an alliance of grassroots organizations that advocates for federal policy reform to advance the sustainability of agriculture, food systems, natural resources, and rural communities.
- International Food Policy Research InstituteThe International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.
Tools and Other Resources
- Cool Farm Toolan online greenhouse gas calculator and sustainable agriculture assessment tool that quantifies the carbon footprint of crop and livestock products (both GHG emissions and soil carbon sequestration)
Subjects: Biology, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Geography, Natural Resources Management
- Last Updated: Feb 27, 2024 3:01 PM
- URL: https://libguides.gvsu.edu/ENSS
