August Compassionate World Blog Round Up
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For all the up to date news from the horror of foie gras production and the importance of making peace with nature, to what our roads tell us about biodiversity loss and our campaign to stop Octopus farming, plus a whole lot more…
Opinion Articles
- Why our food choices can make all the difference in saving endangered elephants from extinctionThe use of palm products to feed industrial animal agriculture is pushing the Sumatran elephant to the brink of extinction
- Outrage over cruel foie gras at Olympics must prompt swift action from UKLike so many top sporting events, this year’s Paris Olympic Games has had plenty of highs and lows.
- Why humanity’s assault on nature is making pandemics more likelyHumanity’s destruction of the natural world is bringing us into contact with new species – and new viruses
- Why absence of dead insects on windscreens is sign of staggering changes to nature since 1970sThe current rate of extinction of species is up to 1,000 times higher than the average for the past ten million years
- Read scientists’ warnings on climate change to realise the need to make peace with natureDeep into election season and we’ve all been inundated with messages from politicians of every persuasion trying to woo our vote. Big issues include the cost of living, health, and the economy.
Blogs
- IF WE DIDN’T HAVE THE UNITED NATIONS, HERE’S WHY WE’D HAVE TO INVENT ITLike on Social: Even Under Fire, the UN Remains Our Best Hope Imagine a world without the United Nations. No global forum for diplomacy, no coordinated response to humanitarian crises, no shared commitment to peace, human rights, or sustainable development.… Read more: IF WE DIDN’T HAVE THE UNITED NATIONS, HERE’S WHY WE’D HAVE TO INVENT IT
- GHOST’S FINAL GIFT: A CALL TO KEEP OCTOPUSES WILD28 Like on Social: Why octopus farming threatens animal welfare and ocean health Ghost came from the waters of British Columbia weighing only three pounds. Since then, this extraordinary giant Pacific octopus has been captive in the Aquarium of the… Read more: GHOST’S FINAL GIFT: A CALL TO KEEP OCTOPUSES WILD
- Look What’s Possible When We Give Nature Space to Thrive4 Like on Social: The Butterfly that feasts on decay – and dazzles us all Did you know there’s a butterfly that prefers cowpats, rotting animal corpses and dirty nappies to flowers? Surely with preferences like that they must be… Read more: Look What’s Possible When We Give Nature Space to Thrive
- BETWEEN TWO SLICES: THE SURPRISING STORY AND ETHICS OF THE SANDWICHHow many of us know that dining was forever changed by a compulsive gambler?
- FROM LIVE AID TO FOOD AID: A JOURNEY OF COMPASSION AND CHANGELike on Social: What Ethiopia Taught Me About Food, Hope and Humanity What has been your summer highlight this year? Beach trips with the kids, a getaway somewhere exotic, or gorgeous evenings with a glass of something cool? Mine was… Read more: FROM LIVE AID TO FOOD AID: A JOURNEY OF COMPASSION AND CHANGE
- FROM WIMBLEDON TO WILDFIRES: HOW SPORT CAN SPARK CLIMATE ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND THE VULNERABLE10 Like on Social: Wimbledon and the green scent of cut grass hung in the humid air. There was not a breath of wind. Jugs of Pimm’s filled empty glasses. Cream spilled gently over the reddest of strawberries. Top tennis… Read more: FROM WIMBLEDON TO WILDFIRES: HOW SPORT CAN SPARK CLIMATE ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND THE VULNERABLE
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Upcoming Speaker Events
– 1-3rd Oct: Eurogroup Conference in Brussels, Philip will be hosting in his role as President.
– 4th Oct: The Eastbourne Food Partnership Summit, Philip will be the keynote speaker
– 21st Oct: Good Farm Animal Awards in Paris
– 19th Oct: Caring Farmers Congress at Utrecht University in Netherlands, Philip will deliver the keynote
– 22-23rd Nov: Sustainable Food Conference in Somerset: Philip will be delivering the keynote