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EARTHDAY.ORG Launches Food for Our Planet™ as Global Earth Day Theme at World Food Forum
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EARTHDAY.ORG Launches Food for Our Planet™ as Global Earth Day Theme at World Food Forum
ROME, Oct. 14, 2026 — As the World Food Forum convenes in Rome ahead of World Food Day, EARTHDAY.ORG today launched Food for Our Planet™, a multiyear global campaign focused on transforming the way food is produced, consumed and valued to build a healthier, sustainable and equitable global food system. Today’s global food systems are undermining public health and the environment. Diet-related chronic diseases have reached epidemic proportions, while harmful pesticides and chemicals, plastics and microplastics, and ultra-processed foods raise growing concerns about human health. Millions of people also lack access to healthy, affordable food. Meanwhile, food production is a major driver of climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water pollution and soil degradation. Addressing these challenges requires fundamental changes to how we produce and consume food, including reducing our reliance on industrial animal agriculture and accelerating the shift toward healthier, more plant-based diets. “We cannot continue to ignore the enormous toll our food system is taking on public health and the environment,” said Jillian Semaan, Global Director of Food and Environment at EARTHDAY.ORG. “From the harmful chemicals and plastics in our food to the devastating consequences of industrial animal agriculture, the way we produce and consume food must change. Food...