What would happen if the world’s largest companies led the fight against climate change? Undoubtedly, this would encourage governments to join global efforts to reduce emissions. There is no time to lose!
In line with what has been said, a new document carried out by scientists from the UN He warned that the exploitation of natural resources is destroying biodiversity, threatening human health and harming the economy of companies and industries.
“Redirecting the $700 billion given in annual subsidies to agriculture and fossil fuels around the world to restore the land could help”specified the document.
According to Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the UNCCD: “The private sector, responsible for most of the food production, should reduce the use of agrochemicals and invest more in boosting nature. Such projects could include restoring soil health, protecting wildlife, and improving water availability through rainwater storage or the use of drip irrigation.”
Now then… it is necessary to stop at this point and analyze the role of corporations in current problems. While multinationals are responsible for a fifth of carbon emissions, scientists continue to point out the great threat that climate change poses to human life and species.
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It is important to establish institutional mechanisms that allow having specialists who know about environmental issues and thus make appropriate decisions!
“Land degradation means death. This report is a wake-up call. We cannot take fertile land for granted.” remarked Ibrahim Thiaw.
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As the experts warned, 40% of the earth’s surface is already damaged and calls for urgent measures to protect the flora and fauna of the various territories, including the Iberá Wetlands, in Argentina.
On the other hand, we cannot deny that the data paralyzes and frightens, however, new projects materialized in environmental decisions and ordinances will enable a greener, more conscious and sustainable horizon. And here, we must highlight the role of activism as a symbol of social and collective struggle!
The groups have demonstrated how the networks of organizations in defense of environmental rights have managed to establish solid links in the search for the inclusion of new issues and, above all, urging national leaders in the implementation of policies that guarantee a more sustainable present and future. .
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In this regard, the report of the United Nations reports the following: “Decades of deforestation, mining, and industrial pollution had a negative impact on the planet’s resources and the result means that up to 40% of the earth’s surface is degraded or in the process of desertification.”
And to this are added the affirmations of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: “If the trend continues, an additional 16 million square kilometers will be degraded by 2050, an area equivalent to the size of South America.”