Alexander Müller
Founder & Managing Director
Alexander 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.
Navigating digitalization in disaster risk reduction
World Bee Day 2023: Time for sustainable solutions to tackle locust upsurges
Adam Prakash: A tribute
Right to food (in German)
We have better solutions than chemical warfare to tackle climate-related invasive pests and diseases
Linking biodiversity conservation to human rights: A much-needed conversation at CBD 15
Climate Change Brings New Pest & Disease Pressures Previously Unimaginable
Our food system needs crisis proofing. Start with windfall tax
The Right Way to Fight Global Hunger
Making the hidden costs of our food systems visible
Finding the ‘True Value’ of Food Can Drive Innovation Across Sectors
Counting the Hidden Costs of Food Adds Up to Real Progress
Transformation: does the term still have value?
True Value: Revealing the Positive Impacts of Food Systems Transformation
Marine Regions Forum: An international stakeholder forum to strengthen regional ocean governance
Covid, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope and Rebuild Better
Transforming our broken food systems
People and Planet
Advancing Ocean Governance in Marine Regions Through Stakeholder Dialogue Processes
Cheap food is expensive
Building Our Food Systems Back Better
Video Diaries in the Days of Corona: Voices from the Ground
Declaration
Open letter to Heads of the three Rio Conventions
A call to systemically address agri-food sector externalities in global environmental governance
Written by Alexander Müller
Published on May 22, 2023
Article
Insecticide Use against Desert Locust in the Horn of Africa 2019–2021 Reveals a Pressing Need for Change
New research exposes the devastating environmental impact of organophosphate pesticides in recent campaigns against desert locust invasions by Ethiopia and Kenya and calls for smarter and more sustainable early warning and action systems
Written by Wim Mullié, Adam Prakash, Alexander Müller, Elena Lazutkaite
Published on Mar 3, 2023
Working Paper
Scientific Linkages Between Climate Change and (Transboundary) Crop Pest and Disease Outbreaks
Paving the way forward for improved crisis governance
Written by Alexander Müller, Adam Prakash, Elena Lazutkaite, Mark Davis, Ahmed Amdihun and Jully Ouma
Published on Aug 10, 2022
Working Paper
An unfolding global hunger crisis?
The developed world must share their grain reserves with countries in need instead of producing biofuels and meat!
Written by Alexander Müller, Adam Prakash and Elena Lazutkaite
Published on Jul 7, 2022
Policy Brief
Sustainable Blue Recovery: Fostering Resilience for Marine Regions
Connecting People to Protect One Ocean
Written by Luise von Pogrell, Torsten Thiele, Sebastian Unger, Barbara Neumann, Laura Weiand, Piera Tortora, Julien Rochette, Klaudija Cremers, Glen Wright and Alexander Müller
Published on Jul 4, 2022
Working Paper
A Scoping Paper on the Ongoing Desert Locust Crisis 2019-2021+
A call to instill and coordinate innovative early warning and outbreak prevention systems both at the global and regional level to increase resilience in times of the climate crisis
Written by Alexander Müller, Swantje Nilsson, Adam Prakash and Elena Lazutkaite
Published on Feb 15, 2022
Working Paper
True Cost Accounting and Dietary Patterns: A Strategy for Transformative Food Systems
An analysis of the true costs of sustainable and healthy food and how True Cost Accounting, TCA can be argued for – and what political asks can be phrased from it – starting from the vantage point of sustainable diets.
Written by Michael Hamm, Olivia Riemer, Alexander Müller, Kathleen Merrigan
Published on Feb 2, 2022
Report
Research for Change: Towards a transformative research strategy for climate-resilient agriculture in Germany
A paper proposing elements of a national research strategy for a transformation of the German agricultural sector towards climate resilience
Written by Christine Chemnitz, Jes Weigelt, Corinna Enders, Anna Häring, Folkhard Isermeyer, Martin Kunisch, Alexander Müller, Susanne Neubert, Henrike Rieken, Rolf Sommer, Friedhelm Taube, Jens Tuider, Hubert Wiggering
Published on Oct 29, 2021
Report
True Value: Revealing the Positive Impacts of Food Systems Transformation
Commissioned by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, this report identifies the positive impacts of True Cost Accounting on different aspects of global food systems
Written by TMG, Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Published on Oct 14, 2021
Article
Strengthening Accountability for Responsible Land Governance: Linking Governance of Tenure to Human Rights
Making a case for adopting human rights-based monitoring approaches to strengthen the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure
Written by Anna Katharina Kramer, Frederike Klümper, Alexander Müller, Francesca Thornberry
Published on Oct 8, 2021
Report
Marine Regions Forum: An international stakeholder forum to strengthen regional ocean governance
A discussion of the potential of the Marine Regions Forum to facilitate progress in ocean governance and sustainability transformations
Written by Dr. Barbara Neumann, Sebastian Unger, Laura Weiand, Dr. Julien Rochette, Glen Wright, Alexander Müller
Published on Jul 8, 2021
Article
Covid, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope and Rebuild Better
Analysing impacts of COVID-19 on the nexus of food systems, the environment and sustainable development
Written by Anil Markandya, Jacob Salcone, Salman Hussain, Alexander Mueller and Simi Thambi
Published on Jul 6, 2021
Article
Mobilizing the Power and Potential of True Cost Accounting
Concluding chapter: 'True Cost Accounting for Food - Balancing the Scale'
Written by Nadia El-Hage Scialabba, Carl Obst, Kathleen A. Merrigan, Alexander Müller
Published on Jun 23, 2021
Article
International Policy Opportunities for True Cost Accounting in Food and Agriculture
Book Chapter
Written by Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Zoltán Kálmán and Alexander Müller
Published on Jun 23, 2021
Article
Advancing Ocean Governance in Marine Regions Through Stakeholder Dialogue Processes
The poor state of the ocean and the transboundary nature of the marine environment require bold action by States coordinated across sectors and territorial boundaries in order to deal with the manifold challenges the ocean is facing—and with it humankind.
Written by Laura Weiand, Sebastian Unger, Julien Rochette, Alexander Müller and Barbara Neumann
Published on May 4, 2021
Report
Covid-19, the Environment, and Food Systems: Contain, Cope and Rebuild Better
Covid-19 Green Recovery Working Paper Series
Written by Alexander Müller, Professor Anil Markandya, Jacob Salcone & Dr. Simi Thambi
Published on Dec 4, 2020
Info Brief
Social Capital in the Food Sector: A Brief for True Cost Accounting Considerations
The Brief provides an overview of the concept of social capital, how it is linked to food- and farming-related businesses, and why it determines business failure and success.
Written by Olivia Riemer, Alexander Müller, Sebastian Hanss-Mirodone
Published on Aug 18, 2020
Report
True Cost Accounting: Inventory Report
This research is commissioned by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and is conducted by Soil & More Impacts and TMG Thinktank for Sustainability.
Written by Tobias Bandel, Maximiliano Cortes Sotomayor, Benjamin Kayatz, Alexander Müller, Olivia Riemer, Gyde Wollesen
Published on Jul 20, 2020
Info Brief
Organic Food's Value to Human Health
This brief presents the current state of knowledge on the health impacts of organic versus conventionally produced food.
Written by Michael Hamm, Olivia Riemer, Alexander Müller
Published on Jul 15, 2020
Technical Guide
From The Bottom Up: Creating an enabling environment for sustainable land management
This guide presents investment strategies designed to create an enabling environment for sustainable land management (SLM) and ecosystem restoration.
Written by Anna Kramer, Jes Weigelt, Alexander Müller, Samie Blasingame
Published on May 11, 2020
Info Brief
Human Health and the Food System: A Brief for True Cost Accounting Considerations
This brief highlights the issues and opportunities regarding human health and the food system.
Written by Michael Hamm, Olivia Riemer, Alexander Müller
Published on Oct 10, 2019
Report
Towards a Contemporary Vision for the Global Seafloor
Half of the global ocean floor is legally set aside from State or private ownership as a common heritage whose control and management are vested in mankind as a whole.
Written by Sabine Christiansen, Duncan Currie, Kate Houghton, Alexander Müller, Manuel Rivera, Oscar Schmidt, Prue Taylor, Sebastian Unger
Published on May 13, 2019
Working Paper
Beware the politics: Leveraging foreign policy for SDG implementation
The adoption of the 2030 Agenda in 2015 marked a high point for international multilateral cooperation. With its 17 goals and 169 targets, the implementation process for the SDGs may appear an essentially technocratic exercise.
Written by Daria Ivleva, Alexander Müller, Benjamin Pohl
Published on Apr 30, 2019
Report
Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systems
Synthesis of the results and recommendations of TEEB for Agriculture and Food’s Scientific and Economic Foundations Report.
Written by Alexander Müller, Patrick Holden, Peter May, Kathleen Merrigan, Danielle Nierenberg, Walter Pengue, Jules Pretty, Maryam Rahmanian, Ruth Richardson, Pavan Sukhde, Abdou Tenkouano
Published on Aug 16, 2018
Report
TEEB for Agriculture & Food: Scientific and Economic Foundations
This ‘Scientifc and Economic Foundations’ report addresses the core theoretical issues and controversies underpinning the evaluation of the nexus between the agri-food sector, biodiversity and ecosystem services and externalities.
Written by Alexander Müller, Patrick Holden, Peter May, Kathleen Merrigan, Danielle Nierenberg, Walter Pengue, Jules Pretty, Maryam Rahmanian, Ruth Richardson, Pavan Sukhde, Abdou Tenkouano
Published on Feb 19, 2018
Working Paper
Wege zu einem Gesellschaftsvertrag für eine zukunftsfähige LandWirtschaft
Es ist unbestritten: Die Landwirtschaft steht vor gewaltigen Herausforderungen - weltweit und auch in Deutschland. Die wachsende globale Bevölkerung erhöht die Nachfrage nach Lebensmitteln, Konsumgewohnheiten ändern sich.
Written by Jes Weigelt, Melf-Hinrich Ehlers, Alexander Müller
Published on Jan 16, 2018
Report
One Investment, many Benefits: Soil Rehabilitation for Poverty Reduction, Food Security, Climate Change Adaptation, and Biodiversity Protection
Soil rehabilitation offers great potential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the goals of the Paris Agreement while contributing to “leaving no one behind”:
Written by Carolin Sperk, Jes Weigelt, Alexander Müller, Jonathan Davis, Ravi Prabhu
Published on May 15, 2017