> we might be able to give back some of the land that was de-forested for animal agriculture back to nature.

I'd love to see this too but I think its expecting too much of human nature. its 2024 and we have problems with people capturing bears for their bile. a substance that can be trivially produced in a lab for pennies. People as a whole dont' care about nature unless they are educated about it.

I mean, you'd be surprised how many people give me looks when I buy something and refuse the bag. "but its free."