It’s what sustains us, the role that that nature plays in keeping the world alive and we’ve brought it to the brink. A place where many scientists believe we can’t return from without transformative change at every level.
Biodiversity is something that so many of us take for granted, it holds intrinsic, economic and scientific value.
For most of us it’s simply knowing there’s something bigger out there. That the lungs of the world our (amazing rainforests) are healthy and well, that the oceans are full of abundant life and that blue whales, the largest animal on earth will swim from the poles each summer to breed.
Last week the UN released it’s report on the state of the world biodiversity and it had some damming truths…
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1 million species are threatened with extinction,
- nature is declining globally at rates un-precedented in human history,
and most alarmedly
- Current negative trends in biodiversity and ecosystems will undermine progress towards 80% (35 out of 44) of the UN assessed targets of Sustainable Development, related to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans and land
In short biodiversity is the glue that makes it all happen, it’s the web of life that keeping everything ticking over and we’re pushing it over.
So what can you do about helping create transformative change that will build a stronger healthier future?
Shop Local.
It’s the small things you do each day that have the ability to create sustainable and effective change.
Here are 5 amazing facts about the changes you’ll create by shopping with Your Food Collective. Changes that will help us build a future that is teaming with life, equality and happiness.
- By Shopping with Your Food Collective you can reduce your greenhouse gas emissions by up to 85%. Loving it!!
- Shopping directly with local producers at Your Food Collective means you’re supporting sustainably managed farms and significantly reducing loss of habitat and land degradation. Yes please!!
- 8 million pieces of plastic find their way into the ocean daily. Threatening more than 1 000 000 species with extinction. Buy shopping with Your Food Collective you can reduce your use of plastics by up to 100%. It’s time to change!
- By shopping at Your Food Collective you can help reduce food waste which contributes to more than 25% of the worlds water consumption! And costs more than $20billion in Australia alone!
- Up to US$577 billion in annual global crops are risk from pollinator loss. By shopping with Your Food Collective and supporting diverse, small to medium size farms you’re helping build resilience and in the worlds pollinator populations. Yes we’re talking bees!!
So go on make the change, break the habit and get on board with local at Your Food Collective. It’s much more than a lettuce ordered today and picked tomorrow, or a loaf of bread baked the day it arrives. It’s a future worth believing in!
