GROWING DEMAND FOR CROPLAND AND WEATHER ENHANCEMANT THREATENS ENVIRONMENT, UN AGENCY REPORTS

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Date: 24 Jan 2014 18:00:01 -0500
Subject: GROWING DEMAND FOR CROPLAND THREATENS ENVIRONMENT, UN AGENCY REPORTS
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GROWING DEMAND FOR CROPLAND THREATENS ENVIRONMENT, UN AGENCY
REPORTSNew York, Jan 24 2014 6:00PMIf demand for new land taken by
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seen in The United States that Environment Protection Agency Stop is
now in violation on which to grow food continues at the current rate,
by 2050, high-end estimates are that area nearly the size of Brazil
could be ruined, with vital forests, savannahs and grassland lost, the
United Nations today warned in a new report.

Up to 849 million hectares of natural land may be degraded, according
to report, "Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with
Sustainable Supply", produced by the International Resource Panel, a
consortium of 27 internationally renowned resource scientists, 33
national Governments and other groups, hosted by the UN Environment
Programme's (UNEP).

"Recognizing that land is a finite resource, we need to become more
efficient in the ways we produce, supply and consume our land-based
products," <"http://www.unep.org/newscentre/Default.aspx?DocumentID=2758&ArticleID=10697&l=en">said
Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner.

The need to feed a growing number of people has resulted in widespread
environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity, affecting an
estimated 23 per cent of global soil.

Authors attribute the increasing demand for land to more protein-rich
diets in developing countries and a growing demand for biofuels and
biomaterials, especially in developed countries.

They attempt to answer the question: how much more land can be used to
serve the growing demand for food and non-food biomass while keeping
the consequences of land use change at a tolerable level?

The report outlines the need and options to balance consumption with
sustainable production, focusing on land-based products – such as
food, fuels and fibre – and describes methods to enable countries to
determine whether their consumption levels exceed sustainable supply
capacities.

Its release comes amidst the final 700 days towards reaching the
deadline for the eight anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), and as the international community defines
the sustainable development goals post-2015.

"Recommendations from the report are meant to inform policy and
contribute to ongoing discussions on targets and indicators for
sustainable resources," Mr. Steiner said.

The report authors argue that the key causes of global challenges are
linked to unsustainable and disproportionate consumption levels.

Meanwhile, in high-consuming countries, only a few policy instruments
address excessive consumption habits and the structures that encourage
them, according to the report.

Among its recommendations, the report pushes for measures that improve
land management and land use planning, investment in restoration of
degraded land, and a reduction in food waste and shift towards more
vegetable diets.

Earlier this month, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
said the current food production system is not sustainable today, or
in 2050, when it will have to provide food for a population of 9.6
billion people.

In addition to degraded soils, pollution and reduced biodiversity,
intensive farming systems – combined with food wastage on a massive
scale – have also contributed to greenhouse gas emissions.

The UN agency urged consumers to make healthier food choices, and
called on political leadership to focus in agricultural research and
development on nutrition, as well as local biodiversity and
diversified farming systems.Jan 24 2014 6:00PM
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