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> something we absolutely have to do That seems to be a personal thing.

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> That seems to be a personal thing. Not really. Animal agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation, biodiversity loss and droughts, and its other effects on the environment include significant greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and soil degradation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction The current rate of extinction of species is estimated at 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural background extinction rates, and is increasing. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01448-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01448-4 Humans are driving one million species to extinction https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/brv.12974 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/brv.12974 More losers than winners: investigating Anthropocene defaunation through the diversity of population trends https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-70-of-animal-populations-wiped-out-since-1970-report-reveals-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-7... Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-744003 https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article... Mass extinction of Earth's wildlife is closer than we think - study https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253 Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/nature-decline-unprecedented-report/ https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/natur... UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’ https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14449 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14449 How Compatible Are Western European Dietary Patterns to Climate Targets? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/insect-decline-a-threat-to-fruit-crops-and-food-security-scientists-warn-mps-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/insect-d... Insect decline a threat to fruit crops and food security, scientists warn MPs https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320356605_Agriculture_production_as_a_major_driver_of_the_Earth_system_exceeding_planetary_boundaries https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320356605_Agricultu... Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/917471 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/917471 Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable A global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds.

> That seems to be a personal thing. Not really. Animal agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation, biodiversity loss and droughts, and its other effects on the environment include significant greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and soil degradation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction The current rate of extinction of species is estimated at 100 to 1,000 times higher than natural background extinction rates, and is increasing. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01448-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01448-4 Humans are driving one million species to extinction https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/brv.12974 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/brv.12974 More losers than winners: investigating Anthropocene defaunation through the diversity of population trends https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-70-of-animal-populations-wiped-out-since-1970-report-reveals-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-7... Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article-744003 https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/article... Mass extinction of Earth's wildlife is closer than we think - study https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1400253 Accelerated modern human–induced species losses: Entering the sixth mass extinction https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/nature-decline-unprecedented-report/ https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/05/natur... UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’ https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14449 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14449 How Compatible Are Western European Dietary Patterns to Climate Targets? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/insect-decline-a-threat-to-fruit-crops-and-food-security-scientists-warn-mps-aoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/07/insect-d... Insect decline a threat to fruit crops and food security, scientists warn MPs https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320356605_Agriculture_production_as_a_major_driver_of_the_Earth_system_exceeding_planetary_boundaries https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320356605_Agricultu... Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26231772/ Biodiversity conservation: The key is reducing meat consumption https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/917471 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/917471 Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable A global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and improving farming practices and technologies are required to feed 10 billion people sustainably by 2050, a new study finds.