Public Policy (NAMA)

Climate change undoubtedly has a monumental effect on countries across the globe, It is becoming increasingly clear that it is the most important challenge facing international relations today. Agriculture and more specifically animal agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to human made climate change. This is important for international relations because animal agriculture effects trade, global food security and the global economy. With the population growing at a rapid pace the demand on animal agricuture is also rapidly increasing. This essay will discuss the consequences of the globes meat consumption and the challenge it poses to international relations. It will then go on to discuss the way the international community should address global food security while reducing the animal agriculture industries effect on the environment.

Cowspiracy Central Point: The film highlighted the fact that we live in a world that is damaged by environmental issues, one of the main issues being livestock. It explained that we blame mankind for global warming, pollution, and deforestation, however we don’t acknowledge what the biggest problem as to why we do this is.

Animal agriculture is one of the largest contributors to climate change; however, this fact goes unacknowledged by most people. Livestock and their byproducts produce monstrous amounts

History has shown that once our ecology is disrupted and our natural resources are gone, we will start dying off. In order to avoid this fate, we must act now. Our next step to recovery will be with our livestock. I understand that human life carries more worth than that of livestock. However, we cannot succeed without our livestock. We must first restore the health of our livestock in order to prosper. We cannot afford to lose any more livestock and that starts now. We initially give the highest regard to our livestock. The livestock will not go without ample feeding and clean water. We have to restore our livestock population has in both health and numbers.

The author uses firsthand knowledge and personal experiences to find common ground with the opposition and turn the finger at the cattle industry instead. Furthermore, her down to earth style and descriptive language establishes her ethos and makes her argument more persuadable. Hasselstrom was successful, in spite of her bias, because she defined her principles, educated the uninformed, and unified the involved parties so solutions ways of thinking could

In case you haven't noticed the agriculture industry has gotten a bad reputation in recent years. As anti-agriculture activists are leading the public to believe the industry is made up of uncaring, insensitive factory farmers and other agriculture workers are fighting an uphill battle to set the record straight. I can advocate for the agriculture industry by showing proper treatment of animals. With show animals I will show proper feeding, training and handling so they can show to the best of their abilities. With working animals, I will help them and care for them so they can continue to work for the agriculture industry and continue benefiting us. I can also advocate for the agricultural industry by representing agriculture in the best way possibly such as proper knowledge, respect and care for the

Over the past few decades, livestock farming has gone through a dramatic transformation that has adapted to consumer wants and needs. Food production has shifted from small, family-owned farms to large agricultural farms. The larger farms often have corporate contracts, and meat and dairy products are produced with single species buildings or open air-pens. There are two different types of large farms: animal feeding operations (AFO) and concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO). A CAFO raises animals for the consumption of eggs, meat, and milk. CAFOs usually contain a high density of animals and are large-scale industrial agricultural facilities (Hribar 1). CAFOs contain many animals in a confined space that have little or no access to

Outreach/education has been a priority, but these efforts continue to come up short at times and, as a result, TWRA continues to face criticism from some of its constituents. Managing the WHEAT partnership is also a challenge. Partners’ buy-in is inconsistent at times and it is a challenge to keep everyone informed, engaged and supportive. Likewise, enforcement of illegal transportation and translocation of wild hogs is a continued challenge. This type of enforcement is very difficult even with the best supporting laws and regulations.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released, in 2006, a publication which looked over the environmental impact of livestock on the planet. The conclusions found from that report are that up to 70% of grazing land is considered degraded, livestock contributes in CO2 approximately 18% of the climate change, and livestock accounts for about 37% of methane emissions.As we continue to find out the extent of the effects of these things, we must take these things into consideration. Presently, however, the conclusions found from this report among others the impact on the environment is substantial and at unsustainable levels for the near and far future.

Imagine a world without the cattle industry, without beef, and without livelihood for millions of people. Many say that that the cattle industry only has negative impacts, and there are plenty of studies that people read that only show the negative side. These include harm to the Earth and environment. However, there are many positive impacts of the beef and cattle industry that are not well known, or people do not think about very often. The cattle industry is very important in our world today. It is a major part of our health, it provides the population many everyday products, and it can have a positive impact on land.

Livestock is good for the environment because they help land and crops become healthier. For example, Simon Fairlie claims, “Organic crops, grown without animal manure, require 33 per cent more land (to supply green manure) than crops grown with manure.” Manure fertilizes the land, creating richer soil, requiring less land to grow crops. Fairlie explains that approximately twenty-five percent of the world’s land is unsuitable for growing crops. Livestock can graze on the land, making use of it. The article “The Role

In this article Julia Tanner examines the concept that farming is not cruel because we have now made modern changes to it. However, she states the fact that even though there are modern fixes to farming, that doesn't mean that the farms are not cruel . Therefore, she believes that the concept of cruelty of farm animals should be defended by the law and that we should not consume animal products. I believe this will be a great addition to my research paper because it is an article with much more information on livestock production that i can use in my

The methodology that the writer of this research project practiced is a desk-based study which requires gathering relevant data observations, as well as journal articles from specific documents and collective research findings in order to analyse the subject matter and arrive at a more thorough understanding and form a stronger conviction as to why environmental organisations, namely the UNFCCC, and more specifically the recent Paris agreement, have been constantly neglecting to shed a light on the livestock system which, apart from fossil fuel, is also a huge threat to drastic climate change; and, subsequently decipher if suggestive recommendations and reforms for policy and its implementation should be incorporated in the

“Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment” by West et. al. presents various actions that can help guide governments and multi level organizations in the quest to feed a growing population in a changing global climate. The paper focuses on four main strategies: improving yields and efficiency on existing croplands, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water quality degradation, and water use in agriculture, switching animal feed crop production to human-edible crops, and reducing food waste. The authors provide a wide array of relevant data, but fail to synthesize it in a way that is helpful to policymakers and stakeholders. There are so many interrelated factors that are conspicuously absent from this

* Animal based products are required for fulfilling protein and calcium requirements of the population on health grounds. For instance modernization of cities