La paradoja alimentaria contemporánea en el marco de la justicia ambiental

Resumen

Abstract. The contemporary food paradox within environmental justice

The term “contemporary food paradox” refers to the fact that more than a third of the world’s food is currently wasted along the production, distribution and consumption chain, while, in parallel, some eight hundred million people suffer from extreme malnutrition. In addition to the enormous economic loss and the fact that these residues generate detritus and pollute water and soil, the undeniable ethical, environmental and social justice aspects associated with them must be assessed. We first address here the philosophical foundation that revolves around food and environmental justice in relation to aliment waste. From a philosophical point of view, we believe that the global food regime not only violates food justice by failing to ensure the food security to millions of people worldwide, but also constitutes and drives despoil and violates certain minimum requirements of environmental justice. We also describe the preventive policies for such misuse.

Key words. Food paradox, environmental justice, human behavior, food justice, ecology, waste, misuse, food regime, food security.