According to a report released by the FAO, 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human ___36___ is wasted
each year. This means that 1.4 billion hectares of land annually, about 28 percent of the world’s arable land, produces
edible food that is never consumed! It is also estimated that global food production is the largest single ___37___ of
biodiversity loss. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), global food production occupies
25 percent of all habitable land and is ___38___ for 80 percent of deforestation and 30 percent of greenhouse gas
emissions.
To give light on some of these numbers and ___39___ promote Food Waste Awareness Week, Food Tank is
hosting a NYC Food Waste Free Conference. This special event will ___40___ prominent speakers in the food
movement, including Tristram Stuart of Feeding the 5000; Nick Nutellthe Director of the Division of
Communications and Public Information for the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP); Elisa Golan, the Director for
Sustainable Development of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and many more! Though tickets to the
event have sold out, the event will be ___41___ on the Food Tank homepage and Facebook page. All interested
attendees are encouraged to tune in on September 19 to witness this incredible event!
If you wish to continue the ___42___ after Thursday night’s event and find yourself in the NYC metropolitan
area on September 20, try dancing your way over to the Feeding the 5000 Disco Soup Launch Party! This event
promises to be just as unique as ____43___: participants will cut, chop, and prepare fruits and vegetables that would
___44___ be wasted in order to prepare free meals. The event is the first to be hosted in North America and
represents an innovative platform for raising food waste awareness through community gathering.
Last but not least, the food you choose to buy or consume has a great influence on the environment. You can
reduce climate change causing greenhouse gas emission by eating locally grown food. Eating fresh, seasonal food is
not just nutritious but ecologically and economically ___45___. By making small changes in your diet, you can
greatly reduce your carbon footprints.
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