%T Why is animal welfare important for sustainable consumption and production? %A Janice Cox %A Jessica Bridgers %I United Nations Environment Programme %D 2019 %K Sustainable living, %K Animal welfare, %K Food consumption, %K Agriculture, %K Food production, %K Sustainable development %U https://apo.org.au/node/225921 %X The 2030 Agenda envisages a development model “in which humanity lives in harmony with nature and … other living species are protected.” Yet while the relationship between animal welfare, environmental well-being, and human development is increasingly researched and evidenced, there remains very little recognition of this relationship and the crucial role animal welfare plays in sustainable development for people and planet in United Nations discussions on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly for SDG 12, Sustainable Consumption and Production, which links to all other SDGs %9 Discussion paper