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Environment Statement from the IVU council
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The International Council of the International Vegetarian Union wishes to bring to the attention of member societies and other interested parties the growing awareness deserved by the connection between, on one hand, the production of meat and other animal-based products and, on the other hand, environmental destruction. While this connection has long been known, recent reports, such as the FAO's "Livestock's Long Shadow", have strengthened the case and increased public consciousness of the fact that vegetarianism is an eco-friendly choice, due to the link between livestock farming and climate change and to links between livestock farming and deforestation and habitat destruction, water and energy resource depletion, and food conversion inefficiency and waste.
The IVU website offers one place to learn more about why vegetarianism is an eco-friendly choice and about how to inform the public about this. For instance, at http://www.ivu.org/members/globalwarming.html resources can be found on animal-based food's contribution to global warming. The environment, like all issues, is a complex one. It is suggested that member societies and other interested parties endeavour to stay up-to-date, to rely on reputable information sources, to avoid exaggeration and to share resources with other green groups, including fellow vegetarian organisations. The IVU website and various IVU internet lists offer avenues for this sharing of resources.
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