European bird populations decrease by a quarter, farming to blame

Re:European bird populations decrease by a quarter, farming ... by Lutger on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @05:37AM (#35959520)

They are, but pasture farming implies eating less meat. We are currently near a billion cows worldwide, we don't have marginal land for all of them.

That means meat is going to be expensive and you'd rather eat avocado toast instead. Unless demand suddenly drops or we scale growing meat from a lab.

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Re:European bird populations decrease by a quarter, farming ... by Reason077 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @05:47AM (#35959582)

Meat being more expensive would reduce consumption, but that probably isn’t a bad thing in terms of health outcomes. Many people eat too much meat anyway.

So long as affordable, healthy, accessible alternatives exist, of course.

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