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Sudan is facing a devastating hunger catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Darfur crisis in the early 2000s.
750,000 people are experiencing catastrophic levels of food insecurity with 25.6 million people in crisis levels of hunger.
[UN agencies]
fao.org/newsroom/detail/suda…
The FAO is aiming to:
- increase the per capita global fish consumption up to 25.5kg (now is 20.7kg)
- sharply increase the global aquaculture (+75% compared to 2020)
No mention to the urgent need of a dietary shift in the Global North.
one-earth.it/en/ngos-and-sci…
U.S. egg producer confirms a new Avian Influenza outbreak in one of its facilities in Iowa, affecting 4.3 million layer (!)
wattagnet.com/egg/egg-produc…
ONE EARTH doc retweeted
📽️Il viaggio attraverso tre continenti del documentario sull'#acquacoltura Until the End of the World di Francesco De Augustinis e @OneEarthDoc Leggi qui 👇
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The delirium of technological omnipotence of man, who does not understand that the only real solution is to respect the ecosystem limits of the planet, not to push technologies even further to overturn them
thepostmillennial.com/bill-g…
In 2023 Russia alone culled and destroyed half a million pigs due to ASF. The epidemics is still spreading in countries all over the world.
So difficult to understand the magnitude of this useless violence and waste.
pigprogress.net/health-nutri…
World's oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat
BBC - bbc.com/news/science-environ…
The World’s Hunger for Salmon Is Linked to an Ecological Disaster / @Bloomberg reports
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
@the_gsfr
"New avian flu outbreaks hit poultry farms in Japan, Philippines, Taiwan. Meanwhile, new human infections — including one death — are reported in Cambodia, China, and Vietnam."
Will #AvianFlu be the next pandemic soon?
wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/d…
"Norway's total fresh salmon exports rose to 14,708 metric tons during week 11 (March 11-17). That was up by 1% week-on-week and 6% year-on-year", @undercur reported, 1/3
undercurrentnews.com/2024/03…
While in Norway the salmon industry is facing unprecedented criticism for poor animal welfare and mass mortality.
1 out of 6 salmons die in the pens for disease or lice related causes
news.mongabay.com/2024/02/no…
@MongabayOrg 2/3
Yesterday a new mass mortality episode was reported in Norway: "Nearly half a million fish die at Leroy smolt plant"
3/3
fishfarmingexpert.com/leroy-…
"After nearly 11 months of civil war, almost 18 million people in Sudan are facing acute food insecurity.
This is the highest number ever recorded during a harvest season."
@FAO @maumartina
fao.org/newsroom/detail/suda…
"The omission of meat-eating reduction from proposals in a UN [FAO] roadmap to tackle the climate crisis and end hunger is “bewildering”, according to academic experts."
theguardian.com/environment/…
The strategy of influencing children and educators with pro-beef line seems to work.
Survey data indicate that the programs lead educators to be more likely to trust industry claims and believe that beef is “very important” to society.
wired.com/story/beef-industr…
Some of these efforts are funded by government.
The Beef Checkoff program, overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, disperses $42 million annually to change the way you think about beef.
source: @ChooseWild
In 2022 the number of chickens, cows, pigs, and turkeys in the US food system exceeded 10 billion for the first time in the census’s history — up from 5.2 billion animals in 1987.
Numbers increase, especially in intensive megafarms.
vox.com/future-perfect/24079…
Avian Flu is still hitting hard on Europe
Over the past two weeks, veterinary agencies from 10 of the continent’s countries have confirmed new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in their respective poultry flocks
🧵1/2
wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/d…
One year ago, scientists were already concerned:
"Will avian influenza cause the next global pandemic? Scientists suspect highly pathogenic avian influenza may already be endemic in the Americas and Europe"
We still see no public debate on this matter.
one-earth.it/en/is-avian-flu…