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By now, we all have read/seen dozens of analyses, videos (like: ) linking coronaviruses with:
1)Industrialization of farming (not 'domesticated' but *abused* animals), incl. excessive (mis)use of #antibiotics
2) #Urbanization (breaking ecosystem balance) 1/
1)Industrialization of farming (not 'domesticated' but *abused* animals), incl. excessive (mis)use of #antibiotics
2) #Urbanization (breaking ecosystem balance) 1/
3)Intensive agriculture and #monocropping
4)Other aspects of anthropogenic climate change
All these lead to this " #OneHealth" approach linking human health with broad ecology. ( https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-pandemic-virus-disease-wildlife-environment-farming-infectious-a9487926.html) 2/
4)Other aspects of anthropogenic climate change
All these lead to this " #OneHealth" approach linking human health with broad ecology. ( https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-pandemic-virus-disease-wildlife-environment-farming-infectious-a9487926.html) 2/
And I'm now moving on to my territory: The shipping industry and @IMOHQ must push for an end to #Livestock shipping.
To the uninitiated to the horrors of this, just watch this:
https://twitter.com/WorldAnimalNews/status/1199436767675346945?s=20
#BanLiveExport 3/
To the uninitiated to the horrors of this, just watch this:
https://twitter.com/WorldAnimalNews/status/1199436767675346945?s=20
#BanLiveExport 3/
Accidents like the #QueenHind are not even that rare. Most small and medium size livestock carriers are converted box or roro ships - with huge stability problems, bearing flags of convenience and routinely failing #ParisMoU inspections...
https://twitter.com/panos_strather/status/1096901168629014530?s=20 4/
https://twitter.com/panos_strather/status/1096901168629014530?s=20 4/
Main live exporters (via shipping) are Australia, Brazil, and among European countries, are Netherlands, Denmark, and Romania. Main importers are Middle East countries, Turkey, Pakistan. #EndLiveExport 5/ https://twitter.com/panos_strather/status/1166478016970727424?s=20
Giving up livestock shipping also helps (albeit by little) the shipping industry to reduce emmissions of all sorts and make environmental targets easier to meet:
https://twitter.com/panos_strather/status/1186914087336402944?s=20
#Degrowth
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https://twitter.com/panos_strather/status/1186914087336402944?s=20
#Degrowth
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