Greenpeace
New Zealand has reported that the dairy industry contributes to
Indonesian and Malaysian deforestation by feeding dairy cattle palm
kernel expeller (PKE).
They estimate that one New Zealand dairy
company alone is responsible for 364,000 tons of greenhouse gas due to
PKE feed, with additional emissions from the cattle themselves.
Indonesian palm plantations are also known to provide PKE for domestic
cattle. With cattle grazing and growth of animal feed that drives
rainforest destruction in the Amazon, Greenpeace New Zealand explained
in this report that PKE for animal feed is one of the top three palm oil
uses.
Our appreciation, Greenpeace New Zealand, for making yet
another connection between animal products and the devastating loss of
our world’s rainforests. Let us all step in unison to honor and restore
the lungs of our Earth.
As on many previous occasions, Supreme Master Ching Hai again highlighted the climate-based need to eliminate
meat consumption during an interview for the September 2009 edition of The House Magazine.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: On land, meat
consumption is responsible for vast regions being cleared for grazing
crops, that are fed to livestock. One example is seen in the deforested
Amazon areas that have gone from lush forest to bare fields used for
cattle grazing or primarily animal feed crops. With these activities
essentially robbing our biodiversity, there has been an alarming rise in
the disappearance of plants and animals.
And one of the most
comprehensive studies ever conducted in the field is now forecasting
that over a million species will be lost in the coming 50 years. The
answer to all of this is quite clear. Stop the meat consumption.Stop it yesterday. This will eliminate the so-called need for livestock raising, which
will
immediately return immense amounts of land to natural sustainability or
to natural growing methods that allow biodiversity to be replenished.
This is the way we need to go, and fast.
Referencehttp://www.greenpeace.org/new-zealand/press/releases/greenpeace-takes-further-actio
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