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The Food Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Nexus

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Editors:
  1. Mohamed Behnassi

    1. Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Rabat, Morocco

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  2. Himangana Gupta

    1. Manager, Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration Program, World Resources Institute, New Delhi, India

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  3. Mirza Barjees Baig

    1. Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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  4. Ijaz Rasool Noorka

    1. Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

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  • An understanding of the natural and anthropogenic factors affecting ecosystems and the implications for food security

  • Unpacks the linkages between the state of biodiversity and food systems based on empirical research in Asia and Africa

  • Provides inputs for future research and policy agendas relevant to the food security–biodiversity–climate nexus

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvi
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  2. The Food Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Nexus—Introduction

    • Mohamed Behnassi, Himangana Gupta, Mirza Barjees Baig, Ijaz Rasool Noorka
    Pages 1-14

  3. Managing the Food Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Nexus: Transformative Change as a Pathway

    • Mohamed Behnassi, Himangana Gupta
    Pages 15-34

  4. The Importance of Protected Areas in Mitigating Climate Change and Conserving Ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • Cristián Bonacic, Constanza Arévalo, José Tomás Ibarra, Jerry Laker
    Pages 35-53

  5. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity Resources, Especially Forests and Wildlife Distribution

    • Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar, Mirza Barjees Baig, Mohamed Behnassi, Michael Robert Reed
    Pages 55-85

  6. Climate Change and Disappearing Habitats: The Case of Majuli Island in Northeast India

    • Nira Ramachandran
    Pages 87-100

  7. Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Pakistan: Current Challenges and Policy Recommendations

    • Maqsood Anwar, Muhammad Rais, Mirza Barjees Baig, Mohamed Behnassi
    Pages 101-123

  8. Some Physiological Plant Characteristics to Adapt to the Changing Climate in Indonesia

    • Sandra Arifin Aziz
    Pages 125-142

  9. Effects of Climate Change on Insect Pollinators and Implications for Food Security — Evidence and Recommended Actions

    • Rachid Sabbahi
    Pages 143-163

  10. Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security and Health: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) in the Pamir Region of Tajik and Afghan Badakhshan

    • Ali Aziz, Munira Karamkhudoeva, Michael Keusgen
    Pages 165-188

  11. Burgeoning Desert Locust Population as a Transboundary Plant Pest: A Significant Threat to Regional Food Security

    • Tasneem Ahmad, Keith Cressman, Ijaz Rasool Noorka, Marwa Ben Omrane, Mohammad Katbeh Bader
    Pages 189-212

  12. The Potential of Edible Wild Fruits as Alternative Option to Ensure Food Security in a Changing Climate: A Case Study from Pakistan

    • Haleema Sadia, Mushtaq Ahmad, Azaiez Ouled Belgacem, Muhammad Zafar, Mirza Barjees Baig, Shazia Sultana et al.
    Pages 213-250

  13. The Potential of Coconut By-Products to Foster Food Security and Sustainability in Sri Lanka

    • Nazrim Marikkar, Muneeb M. Musthafa
    Pages 251-266

  14. Potential of the Medicinal Flora in Pakistan and the Risk of Extinction: The Need for a Conservation Strategy

    • Ijaz Rasool Noorka, Mohamed Behnassi, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Hafeez-Ul-Hassan, Emran Manzoor, Syed Shujat Ali
    Pages 267-277

  15. Fostering Health Security Through Biodiversity: A Case Study from Ogun and Lagos States, Nigeria

    • Oluwakemi Osunderu
    Pages 279-286

  16. Fostering the Sustainable Forest Management in Saudi Arabia from Resilience and Mitigation Perspectives

    • Loutfy El-Juhany, Irfan Ahmad, Mirza Barjees Baig, Muhammad Farrakh Nawaz, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Haroon U. Rashid et al.
    Pages 287-308

  17. Human–Wildlife Conflict: The Case of Crop Raiding and Its Socio-economic Implications Around Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Northern Benin

    • Sylvain Efio, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Yves Z. Magnon, Bertrand Hamaide, Marcel R. B. Houinato, François M. Habiyaremye et al.
    Pages 309-323

  18. Human Activities as a Potential Risk to the Sustenance of Barawa Forest Reserve in Katsina State, Northern Nigeria

    • Suleiman Iguda Ladan
    Pages 325-342

  19. Non-timber Forest Product Income: What Implications for Social Safety-Nets in Afaka Forest Reserve Communities, Kaduna-Nigeria?

    • John E. Ochi, Ezekiel Y. Zaman
    Pages 343-363

  20. Potential of Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in Adaptation to the Environmental Change

    • Taisser H. H. Deafalla
    Pages 365-382
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About this book

This volume is the outcome of an international cooperation between 73 scientists, experts, and practitioners from many countries, disciplines, and professional areas. As a part of a series of CERES publications, the volume attempts to contribute to the scientific debate about the food–biodiversity–climate nexus by developing a comprehensive region-specific and broader global understanding of the linkages between these areas, especially in the context of Global South. Instead of providing only modern science-based solutions for the nexus related challenges, the volume covers case studies that present mixed solutions, offering the use of traditional ecological knowledge in combination with modern science for both resilience and sustainability. This is increasingly instrumental in shaping the needed response options regarding the economic, social, and environmental future of the world. Based on a multi-regional and cross-sectoral analysis, the approach consists of: assessing the different natural and anthropogenic factors currently affecting ecosystems and their services, especially the impacts of climate change; highlighting the different linkages between the state of biodiversity and food systems in many contexts and scales; and exploring the various response mechanisms to effectively manage the implications of such linkages. Most chapters provide inputs for future relevant research and policy agendas.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Rabat, Morocco

    Mohamed Behnassi

  • Manager, Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration Program, World Resources Institute, New Delhi, India

    Himangana Gupta

  • Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mirza Barjees Baig

  • Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

    Ijaz Rasool Noorka

About the editors

Dr. Behnassi is a Senior Environmentalist Expert, The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Rabat, Morocco. From 2004 to June 2022, he was Professor at the College of Law, Economics, and Social Sciences of Agadir. He holds a PhD in International Environmental Law and Governance (2003) and a Diploma in International Environmental Law and Diplomacy (University of Eastern Finland and UNEP, 2015). He is the Director of the Center for Environment, Human Security and Governance (CERES). Recently, he was appointed as Expert Evaluator by the National Center for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST/Morocco), Scoping Expert/Review Editor by the IPBES, and Lead Author and Coordinating Lead Author by MEDECC. His main expertise areas include international law and politics of environment and human security. He published extensively and organized many international conferences covering the above research areas, managed many research and expertise projects, and is regularly requested to provide scientific expertise nationally and internationally. 


Dr. Himangana Gupta is Manager, Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration Program at WRI, New Delhi, India. She was a Visiting Research Fellow at UN University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Tokyo and a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at UNU-IAS and the University of Tokyo, Japan, from 2019-2021. During her tenure, she worked on climate, biodiversity and community nexus in socio-ecological production landscapes. From 2016-2019, she was Programme Officer in the GEF- GoI-UNDP National Communications Project in the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Dr. Gupta received her Ph.D. degree in Environment Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 2015. 


Dr. Mirza Barjees Baig is a Professor at the Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water, and Desert Research, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He has a Ph.D. in Extension for Natural Resource Management from the University of Idaho, USA. Dr. Baig has published extensively on the issues related to food waste, water management, degradation of natural resources, deteriorating environment, and their relationship with society/community. 


Dr. Noorka is Associate Professor, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Sargodh, Pakistan. Due to his outstanding performance, he served as a member of the scientific & organizing committees of many national and international conferences. He presented his research throughout the world. His credit includes, recognized International scientist status by publishing his research in well reputed national and International Journals (172), including 13 Chapters in Springer, Taylor and Francis, popular articles (>100), keynote speaker and innovative thinker with the practical solutions-oriented outlook, project collaborator with University-Industry linkage programs, radio and TV anchorperson. He is distinguished by his effective coordination, managerial, and administrative skills. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Food Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Nexus

  • Editors: Mohamed Behnassi, Himangana Gupta, Mirza Barjees Baig, Ijaz Rasool Noorka

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12586-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-12585-0Published: 21 October 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-12588-1Published: 21 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-12586-7Published: 20 October 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XLVI, 488

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 124 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Food Science, Agriculture, Climate, general, Ecosystems

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