International Biodiversity Day, May 22 2019
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What you can do to be a “catalyst for change”? Share with us and other followers on our social media platforms your goals/actions you are taking.
This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity (#IBD2019) focuses on biodiversity as the foundation for our food and health and as a key catalyst to transforming food systems and improving human well-being. Join the conversation, take action, and be a catalyst for change! Below is a list of things that you can do to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity for your well-being:
➡️Reduce your meat consumption
➡️Eat and purchase seasonal foods
➡️Buy local foods
➡️Reduce your food waste
➡️Compost your food scraps
➡️Reduce food packaging by using reusable bags or reusing glass jars or containers
➡️Avoid single-use plastics like plastic straws, coffee cups, plastic cutlery, take out containers or plastic water bottles
➡️Promote local and indigenous biodiversity for food and nutrition
