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Rising Damp  Meat can be a part of a sustainable lifestyle.
There are two important issues when it comes to sustainable meat
production:    1.  Minimise the use of land that can be used to
grow food crops directly for humans. It’s the extra inputs and
processing required for meat production and the inefficient use
of land that makes meat environmentally unfriendly.   2.
Minimise greenhouse gas emissions. Some kinds of meat production
generate higher greenhouse gas emissions than others.  With that
in mind, here are seven tips on how to be kind to the planet
without missing out on meat!  1. Eat less meat  Toasted tomato,
avocado, cucumber & hummus sandwich | SweetOnVeg  The
environmental impact of meat is generally higher than for other
food sources. Some startling facts:    • Half of the world’s
crops are grown to feed animals   • The meat industry
contributes about 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions   • 30%
of the all land and 8% of the water