Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as reducing emissions

Re:Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as ... by lucidguppy on Thursday October 11, 2018 @05:28AM (#18192017)

Number one cause for amazon deforestation is cattle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_of_the_Amazon_ra...

All the more reason to go vegan.

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Re:Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as ... by agumonkey on Thursday October 11, 2018 @06:20AM (#18192244)

Or just eat chicken

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Re:Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as ... by krageon on Thursday October 11, 2018 @05:35AM (#18192042)

Or don't keep cattle in the rainforest. Not every problem with cattle has to be solved by making an impractical and enormous swing in your life.

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Re:Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as ... by tao_oat on Thursday October 11, 2018 @06:48AM (#18192359)

Cattle are kept in the rainforest, yes, but the forest cut down for grazing is far outweighed for the forest cut down to groy soy to feed the cattle.

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Re:Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as ... by mattbessey on Thursday October 11, 2018 @11:40AM (#18194400)

Absolutism is unnecessary, two people eating half as much beef is just as impactful as one of two people going vegan.

I don't think eating less meat is impractical, certainly not specifically just eating less beef, by far the most environmentally impactful one.

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Re:Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as ... by mikestew on Thursday October 11, 2018 @10:18AM (#18193724)

Or don't keep cattle in the rainforest.

Should the opportunity to do so ever arise, I’ll make a note not to do that. In the meantime, as I am not a cattle farmer, I’ll continue to not eat meat.

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