https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/11/30/how-the-eu-can-help-save-indigenous-lives-and-the-amazon

  • edwardligma [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    good post, also for the carnists who are currently whatabouting about tofu and soy milk etc see this detailed link

    More than three-quarters (77%) of global soy is fed to livestock for meat and dairy production. Most of the rest is used for biofuels, industry or vegetable oils. Just 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, edamame beans, and tempeh. The idea that foods often promoted as substitutes for meat and dairy – such as tofu and soy milk – are driving deforestation is a common misconception.

    and note also that while soy (mostly for animal feed) is responsible for some deforestation,

    the dominant driver of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon was the expansion of pasture for beef production.

    and of course noting that there would be plenty of non-rainforest land to grow all the soy we need if so much other land wasnt wasted for inefficient and cruel animal agriculture

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    as the planet burns down

    "If you don't like it don't buy it to each their own vote with your wallet let people enjoy things" :grillman: :solidarity: :so-true: :solidarity: :porky-happy: