Guest blog: UN Summit Calls for End To ‘War On Nature’
Combine harvesters crop soybeans on what was once rainforest in Brazil (Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba) Guest blog by Philip Lymbery, Global Chief Executive, Compassion in World Farming. ‘This article first appeared in The Scotsman on 27th September 2021 ’ Transforming Food Systems is a ‘Must’ for a Liveable Future I’ll never forget seeing empty supermarket shelves during the early days of Covid, with people panic buying and scrabbling for essential supplies. Months on and my local superstore still goes for weeks without having frozen veg available. And now shortages of seasonal labour, drivers and gas have raised political questions and sparked media headlines about the possibility of ‘Christmas being cancelled’. [1] For our generation, Covid has brought an unprecedented sense of shared adversity underscoring just how fragile our way of life really is. It has exposed weaknesses in our food system, hitting production and availability. A light has been shone on inequaliti...