Our development pathways, including the SDGs, stem from a highly anthropocentric understanding of the world, with human beings firmly at the center of it. Put it simply, it's always all about us.

But humans are not separated from the natural environment, we are part of it, and this conception has yes brought development (in certain areas of the world), but has also caused the current triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

Animal welfare specifically have constantly be left out of global environmental discourses. This has a wide range of negative consequences given that systems underpinned by animal suffering threaten sustainable development (e.g. industrial farming, wild-life trade etc.).

But also, in the transition to a more sustainable society, animals should be treated ethically in their own right, don't you think?

Read this interesting article to see how animal welfare is linked to sustainable development and why it should be high on the agenda at Stockholm+50.

Thanks Silvia Mantilla for sharing!