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SEI Senior Scientist Cleo Verkuijl and Adalene Minelli of New York University’s Center for Environmental and Animal Protection write that the UN High Level Political Forum is an opportunity to address a major missing piece of the sustainable development goals: animal welfare.
Though the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda encompass a broad range of issues, from clean water to climate to hunger, they fail to address animals, which intersect with the systems SDGs seek to transform, Verkuijl and Minelli argue in a new column in the SDG Knowledge Hub.
The authors draw from a recent report they co-authored that details how animal health and welfare can be incorporated into the 2030 Agenda and other sustainable development initiatives.
Instead of burdening the SDGs with a new mandate, Verkuijl and Minelli say animal considerations can be woven into the current framework, either by including them in SDG implementation or adding new targets and indicators to related goals – or the international community can add animals as an 18th goal, recognizing their cross-cutting relevance to the other goals and elevating them to equal importance.
Other publication / This report argues that animal welfare should be embedded in the 2030 Agenda and other sustainability goals to benefit environment, humans and animals alike.
Project / The world’s appetite for animal products continues to grow, with profound implications for the environment, human health and animal welfare.
Project / Animal welfare matters for sustainable development; and sustainable development matters for animals.
SEI report / This SEI report outlines environmental concerns that challenge portrayals of the farmed insect industry as providing a sustainable dietary protein source.
Perspective / SEI's Cleo Verkuijl calls for a comprehensive approach to food system reform that supports climate, public health, animal welfare and ecosystems all at once.
Journal article / Experts call for a just transition away from meat production and consumption with a five-step approach for governments to follow.
