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Nature belongs at the heart of all the vital decisions, debates and discussions shaping our shared future. Let's use UN Biodiversity #COP17Armenia as the springboard to #AddBiodiversity to complete the conversation!

14/10/26, 8:15 am20 reposts49 likes

Hugo

@nonviolence.bsky.social

We can end 80% of all biodiversity loss and half of all climate heating overnight. We just need to discuss it and not censor it? How often does IPBES discuss the causes (population x consumption) and not just the symptoms or symptom management? Symptom management is reaching it's planetary limit.

theguardian.comAvoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on EarthBiggest analysis to date reveals huge footprint of livestock - it provides just 18% of calories but takes up 83% of farmland

Hugo@nonviolence.bsky.social

Below, Leon shows forcing by GHG. Here we see forcing by source. Half of all forcing is due to cheap meat & dairy for cheap humans. How often do you hear fossil fuels? How often 🍔? Increased transparency in accounting conventions could benefit climate policy iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Doug Wept

@thiefoftime.bsky.social

And not just biodiversity ceobs.org/briefing-def...

ceobs.orgBriefing: Defining Nature, Peace and Security (NPS) - CEOBSNature security that prioritises the national security of a few won't address the drivers of biodiversity loss; we explore what's needed instead.

Hugo

@nonviolence.bsky.social

Overshoot = Causes: Population x Consumption Symptoms: Extreme weather, food/water shortages Conclusion: Collapse and extinction “Population growth and rising incomes [consumption like eating animals, driving/flying] remain the strongest drivers of increases in CO2 emissions." - IPCC, 2022

Hugo@nonviolence.bsky.social

Not too long ago, most prominent scientists discussed the need for ending population growth and eating animals. Today, scientists are… “Overpopulation has become a serious threat to the health of people and a grave obstacle to any attempt to organise peace on this planet” - Albert Einstein

azquotes.comAlbert Einstein QuoteNothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.