The meat industry is one of the biggest contributors to world deforestation, as forests are cut to graze cattle and for land to grow livestock feed; in turn deforestation causes soil erosion and flashfloods. Eliminate or reduce your meat consumption to help stopping deforestation.

See also:

Eat less meat to fight deforestation

Demand for beef speeds up destruction of Amazon forest

An opinion on the global impact of meat consumption

Photo credits: http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/06/29/environmental-study-eat-less-meat-to-fight-deforestation/

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