Charge fees to industry in proportion to how much wildlife habitat is disturbed / destroyed; Give fee proceeds to all people so that resulting price rises don't hurt the least well-off. (Fees for paving the Earth, too.) Biodiversity as a Public Good: gaiabrain.blogspot.com/2010/…

And @mattwridley has the audacity to claim "Biodiversity threat won’t be tackled by alarmist biologist hype and dismantling capitalism". His article is a horrible reminder of the opposition conservation biologists face trying to save humanity and everything else on this planet.

We are getting our just deserts, farming like this.

We need to talk about #agrotoxics

A very very disturbing revelation and of very serious concern.

People can start making a difference today. Right now. And it's not hard. Start replacing animal products in your diet - dairy, eggs, red meat, poultry, fish, etc. - with beans, nuts, plant-based milk and dairy products, and eat as many fruits and vegetables as possible 🌱🌍💙

Not just sustainable agriculture.... the key word should be sustainable living...we need to reduce consumption in every way possible.

Malabo DEC by #AU "Transforming Africa’s Agriculture for shared prosperity & improved livelihoods through harnessing opportunities for inclusive growth and sustainable development, marking the tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development"

Frightening but before the usual knee jerk reaction don't lose sight of the fact that most of the forest lost since 1992 has been lost for wood and oil. Vegetable oil from Palm and soya and hardwoods for your garden furniture. 90% of the water quoted for livestock is rainfall.