October 25, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) released the world's 1,400 leading scientists unite efforts of the "Global Environment Outlook -4" synthesis report. This to the Earth "consultation" and the results were startling: Since 1987, the rate of human consumption of Earth's resources has put the survival of our own precarious position!
Not long before, President of the Maldives underwater 6 meters chaired a cabinet meeting. This is not creative, more than a show, but with the way the image of call around the world to take effective measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow the pace of sea-level rise. Otherwise, the islands by 1192, with an average elevation of only 1.5 meters high in the Indian Ocean island nation in this century will be completely engulfed by the sea!
"Global warming" has been only a few scientists predicted, but now the Earth has become one of the most concerned topics. To reduce emissions, has become up to the decision-makers down to the ordinary people should do "homework."
So, in the end what is a huge amount of greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in the Earth continue "fever" and the more the higher it burn? One may immediately think of cars, but few people are aware that another culprit: excessive development of animal husbandry!
According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a survey report: As the human demand for meat and milk rising, the rapid development of livestock farming, livestock, greenhouse gas emissions more than the car! If emissions of carbon dioxide measured emissions from livestock, 18 percent more than the car; If you use a nitrous oxide to measure, then human activity (including livestock) and nitrous oxide released by 65% from livestock, while nitrous oxide "global warming potential" of carbon dioxide 296 times! The report concludes with this appeal: "Livestock are today a serious environmental crisis, one of the most important reason for the need to take urgent action to remedy."
In addition, the methane produced by human activities, 37% from ruminant livestock digestive tract; while the amount of methane is a greenhouse effect caused by carbon dioxide, 23 times. Ammonia produced by human activities, 64% from livestock; while ammonia is one of the important reasons leading to acid rain. Livestock not only from the effects of greenhouse gases, but also livestock breeding and forest land dispute. Now, 30% of the Earth's land had been used for livestock, leading to forest decline, reduced capacity of forests to adjust the climate, which further exacerbated the natural warming trend.
Livestock farming has also led to land and water degradation. Livestock, drinking water and feed, cultivation of the world's water resources for irrigation water aggravate tensions. Animal waste is also polluting the environment.
Also from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the research results are startling and shocking:
Produce a pound of beef, the cost of 2600 gallons of water, 14.5 kilograms of grain and 36.4 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions (the equivalent of the Department of European car every 250 km of displacement). The production of a pound of tomatoes, only 29 gallons of water; create a pound of whole wheat toast is also only need 139 gallons of water. According to theoretical calculations show that every 257 hamburgers, it means the destruction of rainforest the size of a football field!
Now, more than 1.02 billion around the world who suffer hunger. Is because the Earth is too poor, too poor to feed the entire population? Definitely not! Because they are poor, can not afford food! But also because, 33% of arable land and livestock feed is grown each year 76 billion tons of grain used to feed livestock! It is used to solve global food shortages 14 times! Meat production costs so high, but only for fewer people to enjoy. Remember:
One hectare of land producing potatoes for 22 people to eat;
One hectare of land available for rice production of 19 individuals to eat;
Production of one hectare of land can only be for two people to eat mutton;
Production of one hectare of land can only be for a person to eat beef!
In other words: a person to enjoy meat, it will allow about 20 people even have to eat rice and potatoes!
Be able to enjoy the meat is very healthy and happy people do? Not! 10.2 million people hungry when there is almost the same number of people because of obesity and painful.
Now, people have become increasingly aware of the dangers of animal husbandry as well as the urgent need to change the diet. The United Nations Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr. Pachauri has repeatedly emphasized: If you eat less meat, cows would be more healthy, you will be more healthy, the earth will be more healthy! Do not eat meat, multi-cycling, thrift shopping, you can help curb global warming.
Well-known British economist Nicholas Stern called on people to give up meat eating vegetarian changed so as to reduce the breeding animals of greenhouse gas emissions. Singapore and Sweden, also called for people to prime-based, reducing meat. Beatles lead singer McCartney, Britain's Prince Charles, in the global launch of the meat-free Monday's events, calling on more people to participate in vegetarian contingent.
At present, the world's vegetarian population is growing rapidly. Vegan represent the environmental awareness of pure mind in harmony with nature has become a popular trend, with the language of young people, said: vegetarian's definitely IN.
"Vegetarian Wind" is also sweeping through the land of China. In the white-collar and young people, the vegetarian concept is rapidly spreading. Hall also many vegetarian side of the road up. China now has more than 200 vegetarian restaurants, located in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen and other major cities, but also popular. Some restaurants also need to be booked in advance. Taiwan has more than 2 million of the vegetarian population, vegetarian restaurants are just countless. In the United States, vegetarianism has a population of 20 million break; United Kingdom, there are many who insist that vegetarian; in Germany, the one called "Leifumosi" vegetarian restaurant already has 2,500 stores.
Inside the University of Europe and the United States has also started to supply the students vegetarian, domestic Tsinghua University, Beijing University, Fudan University, Zhongshan and other colleges and universities have also appeared in the window and vegetarian organizations, vegetarian. A growing number of scientists, nutritionists into vegetarianism in. According to the U.S. market researchers forecast: By 2010, sales of vegetarian food will reach 1.07 billion U.S. dollars.
In modern society, vegetarianism has become anachronistic way of life. Human beings have suffered all the consequences of industrialized economies, has experienced two world wars and untold suffering, the maintenance of peace, protecting the environment, humans and animals live in harmony and promote the culture of love has become the mainstream. Vegetarianism is no longer a religion and dogma; vegetarian and no sense of moral superiority, but opted for a benefit their own health, respect for other life, caring for the environment, in line with a natural diet.
Perhaps, you can not accept completely vegetarian; or, your mind is willing but the tongue and stomach are tempted to the temptation of meat, then at least you can do eat less. Each piece of meat eating, you can add one for their own health points, so a little slow global warming and more in this world to add a harmony.
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