Farming, Food and Nature: Respecting Animals, People and the Environment

ISBN-13: 9781138541443 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 280 str.

Joyce D'Silva; Carol McKenna

Opis

This book examines contemporary problems caused by intensive livestock production, and the impact on resource use, animal welfare, climate change and biodiversity. It will be an invaluable resource and provide inspiration for students, professionals, NGOs and the general reader.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part I Setting the Planetary Scene  2. Livestock and the Boundaries of our Planet  Part II The Impacts of Livestock Production on the Natural World  3. The great disappearing act  4. Biodiversity, Extinction and Livestock Production 5. Bees versus Robots  6. Conservation and the sacred cow  7. Protecting the Cerrado and Sustainable diets: complementary pathways towards a more conscious appetite  8. The growing demand for fish: impacts on the environment, animal welfare and food security  Part III The Impact of Livestock Production on People  9. Livestock Production and Human Rights or How the Chicken Came Home to Roost  10. The role of livestock in developing countries  Part IV The significance of sentience in wild and farmed animals  11. Beyond Words: What Animals Think & Feel  12. Creatures of the Factory Farm  13. The scientific basis for action on animal welfare and other aspects of sustainability  14. Green and pleasant farming: cattle, sheep and habitat  Part V Solutions for people, planet and animals  15. Agroecology working in Africa: The Case of Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT)  16. Balancing the needs of food production, farming and nature in the UK uplands  17. Chikolongo – a win for people and parks  18. Silvopastoral systems: A feasible step towards environmentally sustainable livestock systems in Mexico  19. Farming in harmony with nature  Part VI Food policy for the future  20. Paying for the true costs of our meat, eggs and dairy  21. Changing the world, one meal at a time  22. The Sustainable Development Goals: challenge or opportunity?  23. Rethinking our global food systems  24. Sustainability in the agro-food sector  25. Farming insects for food or feed  26. Hopeful signposts to a plant-based future  Part VII Health and sustainable diets  27. Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Patterns for Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Premature Death  28. The threat to Public Health from Livestock Production  29. Food, feed and sustainable diets  30. Conserving biodiversity through sustainable diets  31. The case for veganism  Part VIII Investing in a Flourishing Food System  32. Corporate engagement strategies to improve farm animal welfare and why they work  33. The Power of Investor Influence  34. The Role of Business in Reducing Meat and Dairy Consumption  35. Plant-Based & Clean Meat Will Save The World  35. Conclusion