08/27/2019
地球之肺 － 亞馬遜雨林 － 已燃燒了數週，火災跨越整個南美洲，從太空都看得到。證據顯示，大部分火是故意及同步縱的，為了廣泛及快速地剷除雨林來開發農場和牧場。雨林的破壞是不可逆轉的。
如果你吃過牛肉，黃豆製品（如豆漿，豆腐）或其他肉類（因為黃豆主要用於餵養牲畜），你也是導致這場火災的一小份子。尤其是香港 － 香港是巴西牛肉出口最多的地區，超越中國 ， 也是人均肉類消費量最高的地區之一 。
作為消費者，我們的決定會影響供應鏈的每個階段。這場火災已無可挽回，但希望可以提醒大家做個更有意識、更負責任的消費者，並且更加積極捍衛地球剩下來的大自然，以免再次有不可挽回的悲劇發生。
以下是一些大家可立刻做的事：
－捐贈給一些在亞馬遜資助前線滅火工作或推廣政策變革的組織，而不是專注科研的組織
－改買可持續、有機、可生物降解的產品。吃少點肉！
－多點與朋友或在社交媒體分享相關的資訊，提高大家的認知
－到投票時，投給一位真正了解可持續發展的議員
The Amazon has been burning for weeks now. Fires span across the entire continent and can be seen from outer space! Evidence suggests deliberate efforts to set ablaze multiple areas, causing quick and widespread forest clearance for farmers and cattle ranchers. The damage is irreversible.
If you have bought beef, soy products (eg. soy milk, tofu), or other meats (soy is mainly used to feed livestock), you could have indirectly contributed to this crisis. It's important to take a moment and think about our actions as consumers - our impacts cascade down every step of the supply chain. I hope this incident can alert us to be more conscious consumers, and more proactive about defending Earth's remaining pockets of nature - before it's too late.
Here are a few of many things we can start doing now
- Donate to frontline organizations fighting the Amazonian fires and advocating for policy change, not to those that just fund scientific research.
- Switch to certified, sustainable, organic products from reputable sources.
- Share this and related issues with friends/family and on social media.
- When it is time, vote for a leader who actually understands sustainable development and the global environmental crisis we are facing
