agricultural expansion – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org Produce less. Distribute it fairly. Create a greener world for all. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:47:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.greensocialthought.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-ggef_logo_small-1-32x32.png agricultural expansion – Green Social Thought https://www.greensocialthought.org 32 32 Human wellbeing threatened by ‘unprecedented’ rate of biodiversity loss https://www.greensocialthought.org/biodiversity-biodevastation/human-wellbeing-threatened-unprecedented-rate-biodiversity-loss/ Sat, 22 Jun 2019 14:12:23 +0000 https://gst.riz-om.network/reprint/human-wellbeing-threatened-unprecedented-rate-biodiversity-loss/ by Mike Shanahan

Nature loss is accelerating worldwide at an unprecedented rate, with grave impacts for human wellbeing, according to a major report approved by more than 130 of the world’s governments. The report, launched in Paris, France on Monday, says fundamental changes are needed to everything from farming and fishing to private investment and governance to ensure the benefits continue to flow. While such warnings have been heard before, this is the most comprehensive assessment to date, and the first that governments have come together to endorse. The findings are set to influence world leaders who are meeting in China next year, aiming to […]]]> by Mike Shanahan

Nature loss is accelerating worldwide at an unprecedented rate, with grave impacts for human wellbeing, according to a major report approved by more than 130 of the world’s governments.

The report, launched in Paris, France on Monday, says fundamental changes are needed to everything from farming and fishing to private investment and governance to ensure the benefits continue to flow.

While such warnings have been heard before, this is the most comprehensive assessment to date, and the first that governments have come together to endorse. The findings are set to influence world leaders who are meeting in China next year, aiming to reach a new global agreement on biodiversity.

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