2026
Pérez-Torres, L.; Yépez, E. A.; Lindig-Cisneros, R.; Moreno-Calles, A. I.; de la Barrera, E.
A Foodprint framework for assessing food sustainability Journal Article
In: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, vol. 30, no. 101186, 2026, ISSN: 2665-9727.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: anthropocene, diets, environmental impact, environmental indicators, food security, lifecycle, one health, planetary boundaries
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title = {A Foodprint framework for assessing food sustainability},
author = {L. Pérez-Torres and E. A. Yépez and R. Lindig-Cisneros and A. I. Moreno-Calles and E. de la Barrera },
url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665972726000723},
doi = {10.1016/j.indic.2026.101186},
issn = {2665-9727},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-02-16},
urldate = {2026-02-16},
journal = {Environmental and Sustainability Indicators},
volume = {30},
number = {101186},
abstract = {The intensification of agricultural practices to meet rising food demand is a major driver of environmental degradation. Current dietary patterns exacerbate these pressures, favoring foods that are economically accessible but environmentally detrimental and nutritionally poor. This work proposes a Foodprint framework to assess diet sustainability by integrating environmental, social, and economic indicators. The framework´s development is illustrated through its application to Western, Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Mexican diets, which were compared with the Planetary Health diet. An integrative Foodprint Index was calculated for each diet, revealing that the Western diet had the highest Foodprint, while the Mexican diet had the lowest. The Foodprint framework offers a practical tool for guiding sustainable food policies and dietary transitions.},
keywords = {anthropocene, diets, environmental impact, environmental indicators, food security, lifecycle, one health, planetary boundaries},
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The intensification of agricultural practices to meet rising food demand is a major driver of environmental degradation. Current dietary patterns exacerbate these pressures, favoring foods that are economically accessible but environmentally detrimental and nutritionally poor. This work proposes a Foodprint framework to assess diet sustainability by integrating environmental, social, and economic indicators. The framework´s development is illustrated through its application to Western, Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Mexican diets, which were compared with the Planetary Health diet. An integrative Foodprint Index was calculated for each diet, revealing that the Western diet had the highest Foodprint, while the Mexican diet had the lowest. The Foodprint framework offers a practical tool for guiding sustainable food policies and dietary transitions.
2021
Martínez, D. N.; Díaz-Álvarez, E. A.; de la Barrera, E.
Selecting biomonitors of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: guidelines for practitioners and decision makers Journal Article
In: Nitrogen, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 308-320, 2021, ISSN: 2504-3129.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: atmospheric pollution, environmental indicators, environmental management, planetary boundaries, public health, public policy
@article{Martínez2021b,
title = {Selecting biomonitors of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: guidelines for practitioners and decision makers},
author = {D. N. Martínez and E. A. Díaz-Álvarez and E. de la Barrera },
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3129/2/3/21},
doi = {10.3390/nitrogen2030021},
issn = {2504-3129},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-07-12},
journal = {Nitrogen},
volume = {2},
number = {3},
pages = {308-320},
abstract = {Environmental pollution is a major threat to public health and is the cause of important economic losses worldwide. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition is one of the most significant components of environmental pollution, which, in addition to being a health risk, is one of the leading drivers of global biodiversity loss. However, monitoring pollution is not possible in many regions of the world because the instrumentation, deployment, operation, and maintenance of automated systems is onerous. An affordable alternative is the use of biomonitors, naturally occurring or transplanted organisms that respond to environmental pollution with a consistent and measurable ecophysiological response. This policy brief advocates for the use of biomonitors of atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Descriptions of the biological and monitoring particularities of commonly utilized biomonitor lichens, bryophytes, vascular epiphytes, herbs, and woody plants, are followed by a discussion of the principal ecophysiological parameters that have been shown to respond to the different nitrogen emissions and their rate of deposition.},
keywords = {atmospheric pollution, environmental indicators, environmental management, planetary boundaries, public health, public policy},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Environmental pollution is a major threat to public health and is the cause of important economic losses worldwide. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition is one of the most significant components of environmental pollution, which, in addition to being a health risk, is one of the leading drivers of global biodiversity loss. However, monitoring pollution is not possible in many regions of the world because the instrumentation, deployment, operation, and maintenance of automated systems is onerous. An affordable alternative is the use of biomonitors, naturally occurring or transplanted organisms that respond to environmental pollution with a consistent and measurable ecophysiological response. This policy brief advocates for the use of biomonitors of atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Descriptions of the biological and monitoring particularities of commonly utilized biomonitor lichens, bryophytes, vascular epiphytes, herbs, and woody plants, are followed by a discussion of the principal ecophysiological parameters that have been shown to respond to the different nitrogen emissions and their rate of deposition.
2007
Andrade, J. L.; de la Barrera, E.; Reyes-García, C.; Ricalde, M. F.; Vargas-Soto, G.; Cervera, J. C.
El metabolismo ácido de las crasuláceas: diversidad, fisiología ambiental, y productividad Journal Article
In: Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México, vol. 81, pp. 37-50, 2007.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: agriculture, CAM, ecophysiology, environmental indicators, environmental productivity index, epiphytes, microenvironment, plasticity, stable isotopes
@article{Andrade2007,
title = {El metabolismo ácido de las crasuláceas: diversidad, fisiología ambiental, y productividad},
author = {J. L. Andrade and E. de la Barrera and C. Reyes-García and M. F. Ricalde and G. Vargas-Soto and J. C. Cervera},
url = {http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/sociedad/www/pdf/BSBM%2082/Boletines%20publicados/Numero%2081/Sobretiro%20PWD%20BSBM81/Andrade%20et%20al%202007%20%28BSBM81%2037-50%29.pdf},
year = {2007},
date = {2007-02-02},
journal = {Boletín de la Sociedad Botánica de México},
volume = {81},
pages = {37-50},
keywords = {agriculture, CAM, ecophysiology, environmental indicators, environmental productivity index, epiphytes, microenvironment, plasticity, stable isotopes},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}