The
co-author of the World Watch Institute report that traces at least 51%
of global greenhouse gas emissions to livestock raising was recently
invited to speak at policy brief on climate change for the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The Rome-based
organization is working to garner support for a combined solution to
global warming and food security, which calls attention to the many
opportunities in agriculture to mitigate the effects of climate change.
In his speech, Dr. Goodland made several recommendations including the
promotion of a plant-based diet and that emissions from livestock should
be considered in any approach to reducing global warming.
Dr.
Goodland, our sincere thanks for sharing your expertise. May the United
Nations, governments and organizations worldwide quickly adopt such wise
and effective practices as the organic vegan lifestyle to halt climate
change.
This solution to our global crisis has also been echoed
time and again by Supreme Master Ching Hai, who again called on all
leaders to take initiatives toward a plant-based world during a
September 2009 videoconference in Jeju Island, South Korea.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: I urge the
government leaders, because our time is running out, we have to act on
this now. Please explain to your co-citizens this important truth and
tell them we must work together to become animal-free consumers.
We
have a very short time to save our planet. We have a great planet to
save. We have a great precious treasure - that is, our children - to
save. The government and the people have nothing to lose by being vegan.
For the environment, the absence of livestock will bring about much
less pollution and less waste of water and food resources. For the
citizens, there are perfectly nutritious, delicious alternatives to
animal products nowadays. And the vegan diet is also the best for our
children.
http://www.evana.org/index.php?id=51046&lang=en http://wellfedworld.org/PDF/FAOConsult12-09.pdfhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/02/content_12571641.htm
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/robert_goodland/,http://www.wellfedworld.org/
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