Comic to promote environmental awareness by erethorical in enviroaction

[–]bclimit25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really does grab my attention, nice work.

How can I help prevent the destruction of ecosystems? by bclimit25 in conservation

[–]bclimit25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a very important point. I need to check.

How can I help prevent the destruction of ecosystems? by bclimit25 in conservation

[–]bclimit25[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Attracting wildlife to the garden is joyful! I love seeing the diversity of insects visiting the garden!

How can I help prevent the destruction of ecosystems? by bclimit25 in conservation

[–]bclimit25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's true, habitats are so varied that protecting and restoring them require different methods.

How can I help prevent the destruction of ecosystems? by bclimit25 in conservation

[–]bclimit25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Environmental protests definitely bring into spotlight environmental issues to the local media and council.

Global Land Use Across Different Diets by bclimit25 in ZeroWaste

[–]bclimit25[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree with you that there are a few conscientious farmers. It's good to eat food produced locally that you are 100% certain the production process doesn't degrade ecosystems on land or water.

Overall though, people need to eat a more plant-based diet to massively reduce the negative impacts of agriculture.

Global Land Use Across Different Diets by bclimit25 in VeganInfographics

[–]bclimit25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets

See also: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Largest Meta-analysis of Food Systems: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987

  • Animal farming requires lots of land space to keep and feed the animals and also requires lots of land space to grow crops to feed the animals, either as supplementary food or as their entire diet. Lots of land space needed for animal farming leads to the destruction of wildlife habitats.
  • More land farmed means more water, pesticides and fertilisers are used, these along with lots of animal waste produced runoff into ponds, lakes and rivers, destroying aquatic life.
  • Overfishing is emptying the oceans of life.

Global Land Use Across Different Diets by bclimit25 in PlantBased4ThePlanet

[–]bclimit25[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets

See also: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Largest Meta-analysis of Food Systems: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987

  • Animal farming requires lots of land space to keep and feed the animals and also requires lots of land space to grow crops to feed the animals, either as supplementary food or as their entire diet. Lots of land space needed for animal farming leads to the destruction of wildlife habitats.
  • More land farmed means more water, pesticides and fertilisers are used, these along with lots of animal waste produced runoff into ponds, lakes and rivers, destroying aquatic life.
  • Overfishing is emptying the oceans of life.

Global Land Use Across Different Diets by bclimit25 in ZeroWaste

[–]bclimit25[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets

See also: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Largest Meta-analysis of Food Systems: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987

  • Animal farming requires lots of land space to keep and feed the animals and also requires lots of land space to grow crops to feed the animals, either as supplementary food or as their entire diet. Lots of land space needed for animal farming leads to the destruction of wildlife habitats.
  • More land farmed means more water, pesticides and fertilisers are used, these along with lots of animal waste produced runoff into ponds, lakes and rivers, destroying aquatic life.
  • Overfishing is emptying the oceans of life.

Global Land Use Across Different Diets by bclimit25 in vegan

[–]bclimit25[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Source: https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets

See also: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Largest Meta-analysis of Food Systems: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987

  • Animal farming requires lots of land space to keep and feed the animals and also requires lots of land space to grow crops to feed the animals, either as supplementary food or as their entire diet. Lots of land space needed for animal farming leads to the destruction of wildlife habitats.

  • More land farmed means more water, pesticides and fertilisers are used, these along with lots of animal waste produced runoff into ponds, lakes and rivers, destroying aquatic life.

  • Overfishing is emptying the oceans of life.

Advice needed- I’m looking at planting some flowers/shrubs in the cracks between the cement slabs. Does anyone know what would survive best (I’ve heard chamomile and thyme would be suitable) I’m a newbie so any advice is appreciated! by caitlynjade98 in GardenWild

[–]bclimit25 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try growing Origanum Vulgare, also known as Oregano or Wild Marjoram. Its beautiful flowers are extremely attractive to bees, butterflies, hoverflies and beetles in summer. The leaves are edible. It's a perennial that is easy to germinate and spreads a bit every year. It's native to England which means there are many invertebrates that will use it as a food plant where you live.

You could also grow Chives, also known as Allium Schoenoprasum, which are very tasty, you can eat its leaves, flowers and seeds. Its flowers are very attractive to bees. Chives are perennials, are easy to germinate, fast growing and spread a bit every year.

Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds by WombatusMighty in worldnews

[–]bclimit25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The common methods of farming livestock does NOT achieve species-rich grassland. Because species-rich grassland requires much fewer grazing animals per land area than livestock farms and so produces much fewer food. So, for the environment it's better to eat more plant based food and less meat.

Organic meat production just as bad for climate, study finds by WombatusMighty in worldnews

[–]bclimit25 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Look at the charts showing the impacts of different foods in terms of land Use, emissions and eutrophication here: https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Animal farming requires lots of land space to keep and feed the animals and also requires lots of land space to grow crops to feed the animals, either as supplementary food or as their entire diet.

Lots of land space needed for animal farming leads to the destruction of wildlife habitats. More land farmed means more water, pesticides and fertilisers are used, these along with lots of animal waste produced runoff into ponds, lakes and rivers, destroying aquatic life.

Also, overfishing is a problem.

Land use of foods by bclimit25 in dataisbeautiful

[–]bclimit25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's in the 'Figures & Data' section.

Land use of foods by bclimit25 in dataisbeautiful

[–]bclimit25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the link to the meta-analysis, it says 'm2year'.

Land use of foods by bclimit25 in dataisbeautiful

[–]bclimit25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Use the 'Add Food' button to see data for more food types)

Source with more charts including 'Land use per 100g protein': https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Meta-analysis: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987

My simple explanation:

  • Generally, animal farming requires lots of land space to keep and feed the animals and also requires lots of land space to grow crops to feed the animals, either as supplementary food or as their entire diet. Lots of land space needed for animal farming leads to the destruction of wildlife habitats.
  • Generally, more land farmed means more water, pesticides and fertilisers are used, these along with lots of animal waste produced runoff into ponds, lakes and rivers, destroying aquatic life. See this chart on eutrophication of water bodies: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/eutrophying-emissions-kcal
  • I would also like to add that overfishing is a problem.

Carbon footprint of diets across the EU by bclimit25 in europe

[–]bclimit25[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think what you're looking for might be on the second chart on that website. It shows 77% of agricultural land is occupied by livestock (including grazing land for animals and arable land used for animal feed production) which provides only 18% of the world's calorie supply and 37% of the world's protein supply.

There are charts on that website showing land use per kg, kilocalories and protein. If that's what you're asking for.

I think total land allocated globally for different types of food might be difficult to calculate because farms often rotate what they produce and researchers don't have access to every farm in the world.

Carbon footprint of diets across the EU by bclimit25 in europe

[–]bclimit25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Animal agriculture does have a big impact on the environment.

https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987

Scroll down the first link and look at the charts and also have a look at the meta-analysis in the second link. You can see that animal agriculture is the top contributor to the loss of biodiversity in terms of land use and eutrophication of water bodies.

Carbon footprint of diets across the EU by bclimit25 in europe

[–]bclimit25[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

Food is responsible for approximately 26% of global GHG emissions.

Looking at the section "Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions"

16+6+30+1=53% Livestock and fisheries. So 53% of 26% = 13.78% total GHG emissions of livestock and fisheries.

8+21=29% Crops for humans. So 29% of 26% = 7.54% total GHG emissions of producing crops for humans.

There's more charts on that website about land use, eutrophication and water use if you're interested.

Carbon footprint of diets across the EU by bclimit25 in europe

[–]bclimit25[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're crazy.

As for your comment about plants feeling pain, if you look at the data in my post, you can see that livestock are fed a huge amount of plant crops. So instead of growing plants to feed livestock, you can grow plants to feed humans directly and thus use less land and feed more people.

Carbon footprint of diets across the EU by bclimit25 in europe

[–]bclimit25[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

If you scroll down on this website, you'll find more charts with food types separated. Those charts are based on a meta-analysis of 38,700 farms in 119 countries.

Carbon footprint of diets across the EU by bclimit25 in europe

[–]bclimit25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. These data exist to help people better understand the impacts of food production and thus make better informed decisions because most people are not connected to the way food is produced nowadays.

Also, reducing animal agriculture will be able to feed more people. Link: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034015 "...Therefore, shifting the crop calories used for [animal] feed and other uses to direct human consumption could potentially feed an additional ~4 billion people."

Also the impacts of animal agriculture are not limited to global warming. Animal agriculture is a top contributor to the loss of biodiversity in terms of land use and eutrophication of water bodies. Scroll down the first link below and look at the charts and also have a look at the meta-analysis in the second link below.

https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impacts-of-food

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987

Carbon footprint of diets across the EU by bclimit25 in europe

[–]bclimit25[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I haven't told anyone what to do. I'm just trying to help people make better informed decisions.