Una guía para el cuidado de nuestro planeta vivo

The document outlines the interconnectedness of the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, water scarcity, air pollution, and unsustainable food systems. It argues that these issues are driven by fossil-fuel-based economic systems and excessive consumption, disproportionately affecting the poor. The guide advocates for a fundamental shift toward circular economies, regenerative agriculture, and a 'just transition' to protect the planet and ensure human rights to clean air and water.

• The climate crisis is driven by economic and social systems reliant on fossil fuels, leading to more frequent and severe droughts, storms, and floods. By mid-century, 150 million people are projected to live on land that will be below the high tide line due to rising sea levels.
• Human activity has caused an ongoing mass extinction of plants and animals. Freshwater animal and plant life decreased by 84 percent over the same period as industrialization, and the Amazon rainforest could become a dry scrubland within 50 years without action on deforestation and climate change.
• Water scarcity is a critical issue, with approximately 4 billion people experiencing severe water scarcity for at least one month per year. Additionally, 3.6 billion people lack safe sanitation, and 1.7 billion lack basic sanitation, increasing exposure to waterborne diseases like cholera.
• Air pollution affects 9 out of 10 people globally. Indoor air pollution, caused by burning coal, wood, and dung for cooking and heating, results in at least 3 million deaths annually, primarily impacting women and children.
• Industrial agriculture is deemed unsustainable, contributing to nearly one-third of carbon emissions and the loss of unique crop varieties. While acute hunger is increasing in over 50 countries, one-third of all food is wasted.
• Current consumption patterns are unsustainable, with 20 percent of the population using 80 percent of resources. Plastic pollution is a major symptom, with approximately 5 trillion pieces of plastic and microplastics currently floating in the oceans.
• Climate change and environmental degradation disproportionately impact the poor and marginalized. By 2050, over 140 million people in Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America may be forced to migrate due to the climate crisis.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Una guía para el cuidado de nuestro planeta vivo. https://www.sei.org/publications/nuestracasacomun/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Una guía para el cuidado de nuestro planeta vivo. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/nuestracasacomun/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023una, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Una guía para el cuidado de nuestro planeta vivo}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/nuestracasacomun/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }