Merel Van Der Mark

Merel is a biologist who has found that following the money is an important path to protect animals, people, and the planet. For the past year, she has worked on campaigns that focus on the financiers of deforestation, including Forests & Finance, and she works with Sinergia Animal to get financiers to redirect their money to sustainable food systems.

Merel Van Der Mark's Posts

Perspective

Will Development Banks Finally Agree to Divest from Factory Farms?

To address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and the ongoing threat of zoonotic disease, advocates must turn their calls for divestment to the factory farming industry.

Food•4 min read

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Topics

Sentient investigates and explains factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, health, politics and more.

Climate

Investigation

UN Green Climate Fund Investing in Factory Farming, Report Finds

Climate•6 min read

Food

Solutions

Slaughterhouse Workers Seek a ‘Brave New Life,’ but Challenges Remain

Food•9 min read

Health

Reported

Why Vegan Restaurants Going Un-Vegan Isn’t Necessarily a Long-Term Problem

Diet•5 min read

Policy

Explainer

Do Government Subsidies Make Meat Cheaper? Yes, but With Some Important Caveats

Meat Lobby•10 min read

Science

Explainer

Weather Conspiracy Theories: How Misinformation Distracts from Climate Reality

Mythbusting•7 min read

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