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“The impact of the dietary share of higher consumption could be reduced sharply by reducing food waste and creating incentives for much lower meat consumption. Cities also may have a role in determining broader agricultural policies. In addition to reducing meat consumption, it is possible to reduce the impacts of meat production by shifting from intensive, fossil fuel-based livestock systems to more-diverse, coupled systems that emulate the structure and functions of ecosystems.”
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/urban-dwellers-drive-deforestation/

How Urban Dwellers Drive Massive DeforestationUrban centers lie at the root of an important—and often neglected—source of emissions: deforestation. What can cities and city-dwellers do?