Sustainability and Wikimedia Commons

John Cummings and I in the Conservatory, the Barbican, in the run up to Wikimania 2014

My friend and colleague, John Cummings, has just added this blog on Wikimedia Commons:

Understanding Sustainable Agriculture Through Wikipedia

As John says:

“The Priority Products and Materials: Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production report by the United Nations Environment Programme found that ‘Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products.’”