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The familiar face of edible protein. Livestock account for a substantial share of global greenhouse gas emissions, making the question of whether the next generation might look elsewhere, including to edible insects, a pertinent one. ABSTRACT Meat production is a significant contributor to climate change.
Katharine Lee, Nathalia Gjersoe
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Entomophagy as a Potential Tourism Product:: The Case of the Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa [PDF]
Entomophagy and entomophagy tourism have been gaining traction as a growing trend in various parts of the world. Although the concept may be relatively new in some regions, entomophagy has existed for many years and offers various benefits for farmers ...
Mkhize-Simelane, Bianca +2 more
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The graphical abstract illustrates key elements in the perceptions of Romanian policymakers and public institutional actors (derived from qualitative research) regarding sustainable protein transition, structured according to the SPECT framework (Social, Policy, Environmental, Commercial, Technological dimensions).
Ruxandra Malina Petrescu‐Mag +6 more
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Consumers' Willingness to Consume Insect-Based Protein Depends on Descriptive Social Norms
Eating of insects has been discussed as a more sustainable source of animal protein, but consumer research about uptake behavior of Western consumers is still scarce.
Sebastian Berger, Annika M. Wyss
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Mitogenomes from 166 Eurytomidae confirm Eurytoma is polyphyletic; 10 species groups are recovered in Eurytoma s.s., and several lineages are reassigned to other genera or newly delimited clades. Conservative head and mesosoma traits, especially the postgenal depression and ventral shelf, track mitogenomic clades closely, supporting their diagnostic ...
Duk‐Young Park +2 more
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A Consuming Passion for Entomophagy [PDF]
In March 2015, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped a global average of 400 ppm for the first time since monitoring began (Allen 2015). This increase, up from 280 ppm in pre-industrial days, has been accompanied, not coincidentally, by an increase of 1.6 °F in global temperatures (Kahn 2015).
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Have the environmental benefits of insect farming been overstated? A critical review
ABSTRACT Insect farming is frequently promoted as a sustainable food solution, yet current evidence challenges many environmental benefits claimed by industry proponents. This review critically examines the scientific foundation for assessing the environmental impacts of insect farming in both human food and animal feed applications.
Corentin Biteau +5 more
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Permissible Purchasing, Obligatory Abstention: The Strict Vegan Case against New Omnivorism
ABSTRACT Recent developments in consumer ethics have given rise to a new breed of animal protectionist: the new omnivore. These new wave animal protectionists claim that strict veganism is impermissible for the very reason that typically motivates strict veganism; that is, animal protectionism.
Daniel White
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ABSTRACT Global population growth is challenging the sustainability of current food systems and driving the search for alternative protein sources with lower environmental impact. The house cricket (Acheta domesticus) has emerged as a promising, sustainable provider of high‐quality protein.
Leonardo Musto +6 more
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Edible insects: crunching legal clues on entomophagy
The interest in «edible insects» has been gradually increasing in Western countries. 2015 seemed to represent the turning point for entomophagy also within the European Union: EU Institutions offered solutions to some of the most significant ...
Paganizza V
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