Joint Statement On Sustainable Consumption and Production

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Governance Affairs Office
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-24T08:08:20Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-24T08:08:20Z
dc.date.issued	2016-05-27
dc.description	We appreciate that all countries have accepted the detrimental role that current consumption and production patterns of food have on health and the environment. Tackling these issues simultaneously, from all areas of the globe, will be much more productive. We are concerned about some weak language in the text and would like to stress the importance of action on these issues, such as unsustainable animal agriculture. Animal agriculture is one of the worst industries for impacts on the environment. Animal products have been linked to many health issues like multiple cancers, strokes, dementia, cardio-vascular disease and obesity, which are many of the health crises the Global North is struggling with currently.	en
dc.description.uri	http://staging.unep.org/civil-society/Portals/24105/documents/UNEA2/Resolution%20Intervention%209.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/14316
dc.language	English
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Governance
dc.title	Joint Statement On Sustainable Consumption and Production	en
dc.type	Legal/convention record
wd.identifier.collection	Publications and Documents	en

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