Blog Post #3
I have been
slightly disappointed with the way that the negotiations have ignored the meat
industry thus far. It seems silly with all of the evidence that this happens,
yet nonetheless a lot has been discussed regarding deforestation issues, According
to one article I found that, “Nearly three-quarters of all dry lands in Africa
— 1 billion hectares (3.86 million square miles) — are affected by
desertification, while a quarter of African agricultural land is seriously
damaged, costing an average of 3 percent of GDP each year due to the loss of
soil and nutrients on farmland. In sub-Saharan Africa, nearly half the
population, 47 percent, earns less than $1.25 a day” (Mathai). As seen by these
African countries, they have been taking matters into their own hands
especially because so much of the deforestation happens on their continent.
Despite not directly being associated with the meat industry, this effort
greatly impacts a positive future. So much of deforestation and desertification
seems to stem from all the land we pasteurize for grazing animals.
Specifically,
It’s good to see groups like the African Forest Landscape Restoration
Initiative. “This new pan-African, country-led effort aims to restore 100
million hectares (386,000 square miles) of degraded and deforested landscapes
in Africa by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal, but within reach — at the
initiative’s launch in Paris during COP21, African countries committed to
restore more than 30 million hectares (116,000 square miles), an area larger
than the nation of Gabon or the United Kingdom. And AFR100 partners are
earmarking more than $1 billion in development finance and $600 million in
private sector investment to support restoration activities”. It’s one thing
plan on restoration, but things like these take money. Thus far in delegations
it seems to me that more and more countries are making financial commitments.
It started slow, but I think as more and more drafts and decisions get made as
this week progresses we will see others follow suit to commit funding for
programs. Furthermore, I remember from class today that someone mentioned
growing fears of countries not taking enough risks financially. These timid
responses demonstrate and give the impression of little ambition. There has to
be some risk taking in these negotiations for sure, otherwise I fear that we
won’t make enough pushes for progress at least in time to save us from some devastation.
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