Today the Dáil will hear statements on the citizens assembly recommendations on biodiversity. Almost everybody will stand up and say we need to act, but then as usual, the profits of big ag will be prioritized by gov and nothing much will change.
https://iwt.ie/citizens-assembly-report/
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paulmurphy_TD/status/1661642728508125184
Nevermind that scientists are saying that biodiversity decline will threaten our ability to produce enough food - you know, the thing we all need to survive.
No, if it's threatening profits, we need to slow down, debate it some more. Meanwhile...
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/no-biodiversity-no-farmers-no-food-security
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paulmurphy_TD/status/1661642730936598529
We know the biggest culprit is land use change, ie industrial farming. There can be no more foot dragging - we need to urgently discuss & develop a plan *with* farmers to move away from dairy & beef, and restore ecosystems.
https://rupture.ie/articles/the-tipping-point-going-going-gone
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paulmurphy_TD/status/1661642733465763840
System change feels too big for any one person to make a difference. And it is! That's why building & participating in mass movements is the way forward.
But there are small steps we can take to help biodiversity. Here's some of what we've been doing in our garden in Tallaght.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/paulmurphy_TD/status/1661642736011714564