If meat production rises to match demand,the consequences could be devastating for the planet. Thirty percent of Earth's entire land surface-a massive 70 percent of all land available for agricultural use-is used for raising livestock. And more land id required each year as farmers struggle to meet the rising demand, which comes at the cost of rain forests and other valuable land. Reports by FAO show that meat production is responsible for 70 percent of the Amazon
deforestation in South America. Large factory farms are also big consumers of energy and cause a lot of pollution. It's clear that our hunger for meat,and the way we produce it,is not sustainable in the long run.