by Haafizah | Feb 4, 2024 | AnimalAgri, Coronavirus
As demand for meat grows and reshapes the way we use land; zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 will become more common. In December 2019, a new strain of coronavirus, commonly known as COVID-19, was identified in China. Although its origins are not conclusively known,...
by Haafizah | Jun 28, 2023 | AnimalAgri, Coronavirus, GoodNews, HealthyLiving
From zoonotic diseases to antimicrobial resistance, our industrial food systems are creating a breeding ground for viruses and bacteria. As the world recovers from COVID-19, and bird flu decimates wild and farmed birds, the link between food production and pandemic...
by Haafizah | Apr 13, 2023 | ClimateChange, Coronavirus, GoodNews
If the world matched the reaction to coronavirus when dealing with climate change we could save humanity. As toll on public health and global economy rises, radical action is needed on greenhouse gas emissions. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
by Haafizah | Mar 20, 2023 | AnimalAgri, Blogs, Coronavirus
Intensive animal agriculture to meat the global demand for meat will come at the expense of our health and well-being. Agriculture has a huge impact on the environment. Food production takes up more than one-third of Earth’s land, is responsible for one-third of...
by Haafizah | Mar 6, 2023 | AnimalAgri, Coronavirus, GoodNews
The world might have to face yet another pandemic created by animal agriculture as H5N1 bird flu transmits to humans. A bird flu strain that claimed the life of a schoolgirl in Cambodia has evolved to better infect human cells, in a worrying sign. Scientists on the...