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Philip Lymbery

Philip Lymbery is global chief executive of Compassion in World Farming and a United Nations Food Systems Champion

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After the Second World War, the understandable focus was on increasing the amount of food produced by farmers (Picture: Albert McCabe/Daily Express/Hulton Archive)

Next Prime Minister must usher in a revolution in how we produce food Philip Lymbery

Honest food labelling helped free vast numbers of caged battery hens from a miserable life (Picture: Viktor Drachev)

Honest food labelling transformed hens' lives. Why not cows and pigs? Philip Lymbery

Iran war shows how fragile our food system really is Philip Lymbery

A map showing different levels of ammonia emissions from intensive pig and poultry farms, with green the lowest and dark brown the highest

Invisible air pollution from Scotland's farms revealed by new map Philip Lymbery

A bumblebee collects pollen in a wildflower meadow (Picture: Dan Kitwood)

One man’s grief over a beloved bee’s death is a wake-up call to us all Philip Lymbery

Sir David Attenborough delivers a memorable speech at the opening ceremony of the United Nations' COP26 climate conference in Glasgow in 2021 (Picture: Yves Herman/WPA pool)

How, 50 years ago, David Attenborough changed the way we see the world Philip Lymbery

Looking back at Earth from space, the crew of Artemis II could see just how truly special our planet really is

Earth’s final frontier not in space but in the soil beneath our feet Philip Lymbery

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A soybean plantation in Brazil. The country uses about a fifth of the world's total pesticides (Picture: Sergio Lim

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Outbreaks of bird flu can lead to mass culls of farm birds (Picture: Jamie McDonald)

Why it's wrong to blame wild birds for devastating avian flu outbreaks Philip Lymbery

Brussels sprouts being harvested at a farm in Dunbar last month (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

There’s a glaring omission in SNP’s climate change plan – what we eat Philip Lymbery

Keeping animals in cages prevents them from doing the things that make life worth living

Ending farming's cruellest practices makes financial and moral sense Philip Lymbery

Jane Goodall's legacy of hope in a fragile world Philip Lymbery

The River Wye, pictured near the village of Llandogo, Wales, has been badly affected by pollution (Picture: RDImages/Epics)

The dirty secret that's driving our river crisis Philip Lymbery

An aerial view of a former cattle ranch near Mae do Rio, Para State, Brazil that is being reforested (Picture: Pablo Porciuncula)

Food on supermarket shelves driving destruction of Amazon rainforest Philip Lymbery

Being kind, whether to other humans or animals, can help build a better society (Picture: Fabrice Coffrini)

Why kindness is the unlikely superpower that can save humanity Philip Lymbery

Children appear to have a natural understanding of the importance of kindness to all life (Picture: Tim Graham)

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Salmon, known as the 'King of Fish', are natural wanderers who should not be forced to swim in circles like caged tigers endlessly pacing around their enclosure (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How one farmed salmon takes up to 350 wild fish to produce Philip Lymbery

100 years of refrigeration - why are animals still transported live? Philip Lymbery

Buying free-range food is one way that we, as consumers, can make a real difference (Picture: Matt Cardy)

Why the food we eat will determine the future of life on Earth Philip Lymbery

Rising early to hear the dawn chorus in full song is definitely worth it (Picture: Jane Barlow)

I got up early to experience dawn chorus. Here's why you should too Philip Lymbery

Actress Joanna Lumley has taken part in animal rights campaigns and showed her compassionate side when Philip Lymbery accidentally cut himself during one event (Picture: Etienne Ansotte)

Children's word of year is a reminder that humans were born to be kind Philip Lymbery

Bruce the dog proved to be a fan of cultivated or lab-grown meat and we humans should be too

My dog tried UK’s first lab-grown meat – and his verdict was emphatic Philip Lymbery

Donald Trump with a map showing the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico (Picture: Roberto Schmidt)

Trump’s celebration of ‘Gulf of America’ hides a Wales-sized dead zone Philip Lymbery

The arrival of bird flu on a farm results in a mass cull of the animals and stringent controls to prevent any further spread of the disease(Picture: Matt Cardy)

Why the threat posed by bird flu is a ticking timebomb for humanity Philip Lymbery

Cows fed on grass enjoy a natural life and don't consume food that could be eaten by humans (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

How factory farms produce 'ghost' food waste that could feed billions Philip Lymbery

Joanna Lumley has been a powerful advocate for many causes from animal welfare to rights for Gurkha veterans (Picture: Oli Scarff)

The day I made Joanna Lumley cry – and why it was worth it Philip Lymbery

Learning about the natural world will help children take better care of themselves, the environment and animals like chickens (Picture: Matt Cardy)

Why we need to know more about reality of how food is produced Philip Lymbery

In addition to health concerns, the production of red meat is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions (Picture: Miguel Mendez)

Labour’s ‘eat meat’ campaign flies in face of medical advice Philip Lymbery