The Earth's Biodiversity Is Dying – Sustainable Proteins Can Save It

Global Biodiversity Loss and National Security

The Government sound very good on all these policies, but, in fact, they are not meeting their targets. They are not meeting their targets on tree-planting, marine protected areas or flooding. It is going to be a contest between which comes first—World War III or climate collapse. Do the Government agree?   Baroness Hayman of Ullock replied for HMG: At least the noble Baroness thinks I sound good. The revised environmental improvement plan is…

The Earth's Biodiversity is Dying – Sustainable Proteins Can Save It

5 Mins Read Supportive policies for alternative proteins are one of the most effective ways to curb biodiversity loss, but a high level of funding is needed. In January, the UK government declared biodiversity loss a threat to its national security. It solidified what climate experts have been saying for years – natural ecosystems have declined by 47% since their earliest estimates, and a quarter of plant and animal species are facing the risk o…

MI5 and MI6 see biodiversity loss as national security risk

Last month, we were told nature depletion means population displacement, global instability, supply chain collapse, nuclear tension and domestic terrorism. Now, an expert in socio-ecological conditions and economic impact has more to say.   The language of intelligence assessments is deliberately measured. Terms like ‘highly likely’ and ‘realistic possibility’ carry specific weight in the UK government’s Joint Intelligence Committee lexicon.  So…