Food production: deforestation for agriculture, fisheries overexploitation and contamination of soil and aquifers are some of the direct causes of biodiversity loss
Nairobi - The current food production systems are "inefficient" and "unsustainable" and are responsible for 60% of the loss of biodiversity globally and 24% of emissions of greenhouse gases, said on Wednesday the International Panel Resources (IRP in its acronym in English).
Deforestation for agriculture, fisheries overexploitation and contamination of soil and aquifers are some of the direct causes of biodiversity loss, to which must be added the impact of climate change produced by the use of fossil fuels.
In its latest report, presented at the UN Assembly in March for the Environment (UNEA), the expert panel bet to modify all supply chain links, from production to transport and sales, to reduce the mark ecological and fight hunger.
"The loss of biodiversity, climate change and land degradation are major problems that have a direct impact on food security," said the former EU commissioner and current co-chairman of the IRP, Janez Potonick during his speech in the Assembly UN for the Environment (UNEA).
The world population quadrupled in the last century, while the use of natural resources is 34 times higher, which threatens irreparable damage to the environment.
This, together with the growing middle class in developing countries, will force governments to take action to change the way of food production and at the same time, changing consumer habits -including the First World.
The current food system has created a paradoxical situation in which 800 million people live below the poverty threshold and another 2 billion are overweight, said the IRP.
Reduce consumption of products that require the intensive use of resources -especially the meat-, bet by regional supply chains and educate the end consumer on the environmental impact of their decisions are just some of the panel report.
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