Some highlights from the news in recent months by Bronwyn Slater Animals to be recognised as sentient beings in UK As part of a post-Brexit animal welfare plan the UK says it will ban the live export of animals for slaughter and fattening and formally recognise animals as sentient beings. The reforms will be introduced …
A roundup of some of the headlines and news stories from the past 3 months by Bronwyn Slater Record breaking Veganuary sign-ups for 2021 A recording-breaking 582,538 people have signed up to Veganuary this year. The campaign challenges people to eat vegan during the month of January. This year’s participants came from 209 countries and …
A roundup of some of the headlines and news stories from the past 3 months … by Bronwyn Slater World losing its appetite for meat Per-capita consumption of meat is set to fall by almost 3% in 2020 according to the latest Food Outlook Report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. A number …
By Bronwyn Slater Top Scientists say ‘Halt destruction of Nature or suffer even worse Pandemics’ In 2019 an IPBES report concluded that human society was in jeopardy from the accelerating decline of the Earth’s natural life-support systems. In an article published on the 27th of April, IPBES wrote: “Diseases like COVID-19 are caused by microorganisms …
By Bronwyn Slater UN Report Warns Investors to Prepare for Major Shift to Plant-Based Food System A UN-backed organisation has warned that financial markets have not adequately priced-in the likely near-term policy response to climate change. Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has released a report warning investors to prepare for a major shift towards a …