Ecosperity team send an
email invitation for Earth Society members to participate in their “Biodiversity:
An Essential Service “ live webinar held on 19 Oct.
Speakers invited for the
webinar included:
- Dr Daniel Friess, Associate Professor at the Department of
Geography, National University of Singapore,
- Dr Sonja Luz,
Director of Conservation, Research & Veterinary Services at Wildlife
Reserves Singapore and
- Dr Andie Ang, President
of the Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore),
On 19 Oct, Earth Society
member participate in the webinar from 5.30 pm to 7 pm to listen to the
presentations and join in the discussions after the presentation.
Topics discussed
included:
- How a healthy natural
environment has strengthened the economic performance and liveability of
Singapore;
- How quantifying the
economic and societal values of biodiversity can help incorporate nature into
urban planning; and
- Actionable steps that
everyone can take to help conserve nature
We raised the question
of reducing meat consumption and supporting Meatless/ Veggie days as a step
that everyone can take to help conserve Nature.
The speakers were supportive
of reducing meat consumption to reduce deforestation and conserve the biodiversity
of the planet. The participants discussed actively on Zoom Chat on ways to
reduce meat consumption such as creating meat tax and subsidizing plant-based
diet. Participants also suggested recommending documentaries such as “Cowspiracy”,
“What the Health’, “Game changer” to others to encourage them to reduce meat
consumption.
We are glad that the
speakers and participants of the webinar are aware of the detrimental impact of
the animal industry on the environment. We hope the environmental people will be
more vocal about encouraging people to reduce meat consumption, support veggie
days to protect the Biodiversity of the planet and conserve the natural resources
in the world.
