Marina Silva, Brazil’s Environment Minister, has given up on the Amazon rainforest. She has admitted that she is losing the green battle in the war against economic factors presiding over the fate of “the lungs of the planet.” What a sad state of affairs. I mean, why should there even be a battle to save the habitat of one in ten of the world’s mammals and 15 per cent of its land-based plant species. The rainforest also holds more than half of the world’s fresh water and millions of trees that give the Amazon its amazing green glow, providing a vital part in keeping global warming at bay.
But what concerns us the most, as you’ll see in The Independent article on it, is the effect the meat industry has on the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation due to a demand for cattle grazing land, and the demand for livestock feed are decimating this beautiful slice of paradise.
So what will happen now? It’s up to us to help as well, ya know, and the best thing you can do right now to save the Amazon, is to go vegetarian. Stop fuelling the demand for animal flesh and we may just stand a chance of winning this battle. And hey, it’s World Vegetarian Week on Monday – poifect!
