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2026 China-UK Science Policy Dialogue on food systems and biodiversity loss

26 June 2026

The food system is one of the greatest causes of global biodiversity loss and an increasingly significant cause of climate change. At the same time, food production is threatened by both biodiversity loss and climate change. Unless we change how food is produced, what foods are consumed and how food waste is avoided, further population growth will lead to increased environmental impacts and reduced resilience of food production.

In March 2026 the China-UK Science Policy Dialogue, convened by 红桃视频 and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, brought together a group of science, technology and policy experts from China and the UK to identify solutions to this urgent global challenge. The dialogue focused on how developments in crop, livestock and soil science can help reduce the food system’s impact on biodiversity.

Following the dialogue, the co-Chairs Professor Dale Sanders FRS and Professor Yong-Guan Zhu (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) have produced a joint statement (PDF) summarising the key findings and recommendations from these discussions.

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