
July Compassionate World Blog Round Up
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For all the highs and lows – why caring for animals, nature and our world has never been so important, transforming our food systems and the future of food plus so much more…
Opinion Articles
- How our obsession with meat is wasting food that could feed two billion peopleWe need to ensure that food production serves its true purpose – feeding people, not profit
- Nature at the helmPhilip Lymbery emphasises why the forthcoming UN Food Systems Summit signals a turning point for business leadership
- Here’s why birds and insects are disappearing all across ScotlandIntensive farming, involving greater pesticide and fertiliser use, pollution and the resulting deterioration of farmland habitats have wreaked havoc on our wildlife but some farmers offer genuine hope for the future
- How fish farming is devastating marine life with a single salmon consuming up to 350 wild fishConsumers should buy wild fish from sustainable stocks and, if buying farmed fish, ensure that it’s organic, if they want to help save our seas from an environmental catastrophe
- 100 years of refrigeration – why are animals still transported live?Sometimes, it feels like we’ll never learn. That our mistakes of the past are just waiting to resurface
- The causes of coral reef collapse – and how to save our ‘rainforests of the sea’A living kaleidoscope of colours, shapes and textures that form inspiring underwater gardens and landscapes.
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
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