“Livestock adopted in Africa were Eurasian species that came in from the north. Africa's long axis, like that of the Americas, is north/south rather than east/west. Those Eurasian domestic mammals spread southward very slowly in Africa, because they had to adapt to different climate zones and different animal diseases.” LongDifferentAnimalDiseaseWestSouthClimateSpeciesSpreadEastZoneAdoptedMammalsAxesLivestockNorth AfricaDifferent Animals Author:Jared Diamond
“Poverty - the greatest cause of human suffering on the planet - is itself exacerbated by conflict, competition for resources, injustice, even the global downturn and climate change. Diseases like AIDS, TB and malaria cannot be tackled without adequate resources. So you see everything is connected. In order to address any major cause of human suffering, we have to work together across many fronts.” HumansTogetherSufferingOrderCausesPovertyFrontsPlanetsConflictDiseaseMajorsResourcesCompetitionClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeConnectedAidsAddressesWorking TogetherAdequateHuman SufferingMalariaDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Desmond Tutu
“If price spikes don't change eating habits, perhaps the combination of deforestation, pollution, climate change, starvation, heart disease and animal cruelty will gradually encourage the simple daily act of eating more plants and fewer animals.” IfsHeartSimpleAnimalHabitDiseaseEatingPlantClimateClimate ChangeCrueltyCombinationFewerPollutionStarvationDon't ChangeAnimal CrueltyHeart DiseaseDeforestationEating Habits Book:A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more Source: A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more
“The real lesson of 9/11 that I think we have still to learn is that this is a world of interdependence, in which all of the challenges of environment and climate change, of jobs, of disease, of war and terrorism, are cross-border problems that cannot be met one nation at a time.” ThinkingWorldStillsWarRealProblemJobsNationsChallengesEnvironmentLessonsMetsDiseaseCrossesClimateClimate ChangeTerrorismBordersInterdependence Author:Benjamin Barber
“Four hundred top-decision makers listed the myriad looming threats to global security, including famine, terrorism, inequality, disease, poverty and climate change. Yet when we tried to address each diverse force, we found them all attached to one universal security risk: fresh water.” FoundForceWaterDecisionPovertyFourRiskSecurityDiseaseHundredUniversalThreatClimateClimate ChangeIncludingTerrorismInequalityAddressesMakersDiverseFamineLoomingDecision MakersFresh Water Author:Margaret Catley-Carlson
“You could almost say that throughout human history there are people who can either foresee consequences or who are capable of looking for information and predicting the consequences will happen, but the vast majority of people won't respond to climate change until their city is underwater, food supply is disrupted or everyone around them is dying of zoonotic disease. It's almost like someone dealing with an addiction, like you hope that the person can overcome the addiction before the addiction kills them.” PeopleHumansPersonsHappensCitiesDyingInformationLike YouDiseaseCapableConsequenceOvercomingMajorityClimateAddictionClimate ChangeHuman HistoryPredictingUnderwaterFood Supply Author:Moby
“We now see numerous examples of brands working together to address issues such as environmental degradations, climate control, pollution, poverty and disease.” TogetherPovertyIssuesExampleDiseaseClimateEnvironmentalBrandsAddressesWorking TogetherPollutionDegradationEnvironmental Degradation Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Climate change is...a gross injustice-poor people in developing countries bear over 90% of the burden-through death, disease, destitution and financial loss-yet are least responsible for creating the problem. Despite this, funding from rich countries to help the poor and vulnerable adapt to climate change is not even 1 percent of what is needed.” PeopleCountryHelpingProblemEnergyLossPoorRichEnvironmentBearsNeededDiseaseCreatingPercentResponsibleClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeFinancialBurdenDespiteVulnerableDevelopingPoor PeopleGrossFundingDeveloping CountriesHelp The PoorRich CountriesFinancial LossPoor And Vulnerable Author:Barbara Stocking
“That makes climate change a bigger public health problem than AIDS, than malaria, than pandemic flu.” ProblemEnergyEnvironmentDiseaseBiggerClimateClimate ChangeAidsFluPublic HealthMalariaPandemicsHealth ProblemsHeat Wave Author:Lois Capps