Livestock a Major Threat to Environment -- Remedies Urgently Needed
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome)
29 November 2006
More here.Which causes more greenhouse gas emissions, rearing cattle or driving cars?
Surprise!
According to a new report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the livestock sector generates more greenhouse gas emissions as measured in CO2 equivalent - 18 percent - than transport. It is also a major source of land and water degradation.
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