2022 The true cost of food

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Born in 1967 in Aachen, Germany, Susanne Breuer studied Regional Studies - Latin America and Economics at the Free University of Berlin, with a focus on international cooperation. She spent a year in Colombia and has been working with MISEREOR since July 2005. From 2020 to 2021, she had an assignment with the Federal Foreign Office in the Religion and Foreign Policy unit, focused on peace construction. Since November 2021, she has been back with MISEREOR, supporting advocacy work connected to Latin America and to global food challenges.

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Dr. Salman Hussain is an environmental economist who joined UNEP in 2014, having previously been a researcher in ecological economics. He is Unit Head for The Economics of Nature Unit in Ecosystems Division in UNEP, and he is the TEEB Coordinator. TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) is a UNEP-hosted initiative that aims to recognize, demonstrate and capture the values of nature. Salman initiated the launch of TEEBAgriFood in 2015. UNEP is currently applying the TEEBAgriFood Evaluation Framework in over a dozen countries.

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Amelie Michalke is a research assistant at the University of Greifswald and works in the project “HoMaBiLe - How much is the dish?”, which deals with externalities of agricultural production. Amelie graduated from the University of Augsburg as a Master of Science in 2019 with a degree in industrial engineering. She has since become an expert in the field of true (ecological and social) prices in the context of food production.

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Alexander Müller is a former FAO Assistant Director-General (2006-2013), and State Secretary for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Germany (2001 -2005). He has vast experience in global sustainability governance, as inter alia: Chair of the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition; member of the UN Environmental Management Group; and Lead, Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible Governance of Land, and TEEBAgriFood.

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Jabier Ruiz is Senior Policy Officer, Agriculture & Sustainable Food Systems, at the European Policy Office of WWF. Originally from the Basque Country and now based in Belgium, over the last few years he has been following closely the political debates on the Common Agricultural Policy, as well as the CAP implementation in the different Member States. Jabier has a university background in Forest Ecology and Engineering and has specialised throughout his PhD and career in the interactions between farming and environmental conservation.

Martine van Weelden is a Senior Manager at the Capitals Coalition and leads on the TEEBAgriFood for Business project. She is responsible for the successful application of capitals thinking in the business sector within the scope of the TEEBAgriFood project. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of sustainability, ecosystem services and natural capital driving change and building strong networks.

Prior to her appointment at the Capitals Coalition, Martine worked for the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP). She chairs the ESP Sectoral Working Group Ecosystem Services in Business. Martine holds a masters degree in cultural anthropology. She is passionate about building partnerships with people from various backgrounds to support societal transformation that includes natural, social and human capital.

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