ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

80 {85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} of the Amazon is being burned for cattle ranching and cattle feed plantations

In recent years, the rainforest has suffered unprecedented damages as a result of thousand of fires set to clear ground for cattle ranching. Hundreds, if not thousands, of fires, rage through the Amazon basin every year. Farmers cut down trees to clear land for...

Brazil’s top soccer team partners with VeganNation to fight climate change

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CR Vasco da Gama (CRVG) – one of Brazil’s top football (soccer) teams – partnered with social impact startup VeganNation to promote sustainability initiatives within the sports industry. In recent months, VeganNation has gathered sports partners across...

New BBC documentary to feature Greta Thunberg

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British television broadcaster BBC recently announced a new documentary series that will follow Thunberg’s international campaign to bring light to the climate emergency. British television broadcaster BBC recently announced a new documentary series featuring vegan...

And the Oscar goes to ….. Planet Earth?

Animal activism, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Joaquin Phoenix lead the way by speaking out at the Golden Globe Awards thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for acknowledging a link between animal agriculture and climate change by foregoing a meat option at the Golden Globes. “Consuming animals is...

Increase in gender-based violence due to climate change

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Women take the blame for lack of water and other resources. Women also often become victims of manipulation and coercion. According to the World Bank, 1 in 3 women will go through some type of gender-based violence during her lifetime. This number is much too high....

Over half of consumers in Canada understand harmful impact of eating meat

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According to a recent survey, 77{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} of Canadian consumers understand the harmful environmental impact of eating red meat, with 74{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} believing...