Concertation Indépendante
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Canada
Discussion topic outcome
Animal Agriculture on Global Environment Impact The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer creating an even larger disparity in food system and economic systems Humans and livestock are becoming a larger and larger proportion of global biomass. Feed conversion ratio: Chicken are the most efficient animal (they don’t move, antibiotics, etc) 3-6kg plant protein to make 1kg of chicken protein 6-8kg for 1 kg of pig protein 10-18kg for 1 kg of cow protein Organic farming and grazing animals take even more land and calories (allowed to roam around, natural, slower growth) We make ani
... Lire la suitemals efficient through genetic engineering Breeding Gene modification The largest cause of land use change is animal agriculture Crops and grazing for animals Grazing only provides <2% of global protein while being the largest use of land Grazing also create methane emissions The goal is to have plant-based food that takes smaller land so the rest of the land can reforest, become a wetland again, and let the environment return Animal agriculture causes erosion and causes chemicals to run into water which then cause dead zones in bodies of water like the ocean 25-30% of greenhouse gases are from animal farming, which is larger than any form of transportation Global fish populations are plummeting We took 20 million tonnes in 1950 140 tonnes from ocean,60 million tonnes from aquaculture in 2016 Roughly 25000 to 70000 fish per second A large amount of plastic in the ocean is caused by the fishing industry. 362 megafauna species, 70% in severe decline 59% at risk of extinction Hunting is a large cause, as well as habitat loss An additional 4 billion people can be fed if animal agricultural land is converted to plant use today The Lancet EAT Commission: How to feed 10 billion people in 2050 Minimize ecological damage Increase human health Pulses and whole grains can become the main replacement for animal protein A lot of the most severe epidemics come from animal agriculture. As we breed these animals, we put them together and generate and spread viruses. Lire moins
Piste(s) d'Action: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mots-clés : Data & Evidence, Environment and Climate, Finance, Governance, Human rights, Policy, Women & Youth Empowerment