 My name is Thomas Pesquet and I'm a French astronaut for the European Space Agency, speaking to you from space. From this special viewpoint, I can see cuts in the Amazonian forest, soil erosion that paints the rivers red or brown, shrinking lakes and so on. I see firsthand the damage we are causing to natural resources and biodiversity, which are so important for people and our planet in general. It is painful to see, but it is also driving me to take action and share the initiatives that work against climate change and its consequences. Did you know that climate change is a cause of hunger and poverty? Besides destroying the home and livelihood of people around the world, it is also changing the quality of food, the nutrient content of crops for example, and it is driving the spread of pests and diseases and animals we depend on. At the same time, intensive farming is putting pressure on natural resources. The world really needs to favor more sustainable farming that protects the environment. We can help, choosing foods produced with sustainable methods or foods that use less water from irrigation to produce and are kinder to the earth's soils. On earth, you have lots of ways to make the food journey shorter. We can choose local and seasonal foods and reduce your carbon footprint. You can also try to grow your own food at home. Right now we are experimenting on how to grow chili peppers on the International Space Station. It's good to learn about growing food because it helps us develop a greater respect for it. Back on earth, we are all one crew on board a spaceship called Planet Earth. Together we can make space ship earth sustainable for ourselves and for the future generations.