Some people say that cutting down on the amount
of meat you eat could be one of the most impor tant
things you ever do for the environment.CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE STATISTICS THAT SHOW
THE IMPACT OF THE MEAT ON YOUR PLATE:In the developed world, meat
eaters are, on average, responsible
for using 500% more water than
vegetarians as a result of the food
they eat.The environmental “footprint”
of a vegetarian diet is at
least 30% lower than
that of a meat eater!2.5 ACRES OF LANDcan feed22 PEOPLE
ifthelandisusedtogrowcabbagesor
potatoes, but onlyONE PERSONif it is
being used to produce beef or eggs!Nearly80%of the land
that has been cleared in
theAmazonRainforestis
used to farm cattle.Ifyouwentvegetarianfor
one year, you would save
around 200 ANIMALS, and
more than 700 KG
of carbon dioxide.A kilo of protein from soybeans
uses up to2,000 LITRESof water,
butakiloofproteinfrombeefcan
useupto15,000 LITRES!It takes around 66
SHOWERSworthofwater
to produce one kilo of
chicken,92 SHOWERS
forakiloofpork,andmore
than237 SHOWERSfor
akiloofbeef!EATING GREEN
Raising livestock uses 30% of
the Ear th’s landmass!30%
15,000
LITRES2,000
LITRES=
=
=1 KG
MEAT
VSVS
1 KG
SOYBEANSFOUR
HAMBURGERSONE YEAR OF
SHOWERS18%
GREENHOUSE GASVEGETARIAN MEAT EATER1 YEAR
SAVE
200 X700 KG C0 2
22 PEOPLE 1 PERSON80%30%
LOWER20%FEEDS FEEDS=
AMAZON RAINFOREST500%
MOREVS
Livestock farming
is responsible for nearly
18% of all greenhouse
gas emissions.