Impilo yezinhlelo zamanzi nomhlabathi weplanethi yethu ixhumene kakhulu nezinqubo zezolimo, futhi ukufuywa kwezilwane ezimbonini kunomthelela omubi kakhulu. Imfuyo emikhulu ikhiqiza imfucuza eningi, evame ukungena emifuleni, emachibini, namanzi angaphansi komhlaba, ingcolise imithombo yamanzi nge-nitrogen, i-phosphorus, imithi elwa namagciwane namagciwane. Lokhu kungcola kuphazamisa imvelo yasemanzini, kusongela impilo yabantu, futhi kunomthelela ekwandeni kwezindawo ezifile olwandle nasezindaweni ezihlala emanzini ahlanzekile.
Umhlabathi, isisekelo sokuvikeleka kokudla emhlabeni wonke, uhlupheka ngokulinganayo ngaphansi kokufuywa kwezilwane ngamandla. Ukudlisa ngokweqile, izitshalo zokuphakela i-monoculture, kanye nokuphathwa kabi komquba kuholela ekugugulekeni, ekuncipheni komsoco, nasekulahlekeni kokuvunda kwenhlabathi. Ukuwohloka kwenhlabathi engaphezulu akugcini nje ngokubukela phansi ukukhiqizwa kwezitshalo kodwa futhi kunciphisa amandla emvelo omhlaba okumunca ikhabhoni futhi alawule imijikelezo yamanzi, kuqinise kokubili isomiso nezikhukhula.
Lesi sigaba sigcizelela ukuthi ukuvikela amanzi nomhlabathi kubalulekile ekusimameni kwemvelo nempilo yabantu. Ngokugqamisa umthelela wokulima kwasefekthri kulezi zinsiza ezibalulekile, kukhuthaza ukushintshela ezindleleni zezolimo ezivuselelayo, ukuphathwa kwamanzi okunesibopho, kanye nokudla okunciphisa ubunzima kuzinhlelo zemvelo ezibalulekile zeplanethi yethu.
Hlola umthelela omkhulu wemvelo wenyama nowabisi, kusuka kuma-greenhouse kaphethiloli kuya ekuqothulweni kwamahlathi, ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, kanye nokulahleka kwezinto eziphilayo. Ezolimo Zezilwane zibeka ingcindezi enkulu emisebenzini yeplanethi yethu, ukushayela kwesimo sezulu kanye nokungalingani kwemvelo. Ngokuqonda lezi zinselelo, singathatha izinyathelo ezinengqondo zokusimama - noma ngabe ngokunciphisa ukudla, ukukhetha ezinye izindlela ezenzelwe izitshalo, noma ukusekela ubuchwepheshe bokudla obusha. Njalo isinqumo esiqondayo sinomthelela kwikusasa eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka lomhlaba wethu kanye nemvelo yalo