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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Environmental hazards from meat production

Environmental hazards from meat production

  • Environmental hazards of cattle raising
  • Environmental impacts of ruminants
  • Environmental impacts of livestock

Broader

Human consumption of animals
Excellent
Hazards from live animals
Presentable
Environmental hazards from agricultural and pastoral activities
Presentable

Narrower

Tropical deforestation
Excellent
Slash-and-burn farming
Excellent
Misuse of grassland and rangeland
Presentable
Misuse of agricultural resources for production of animal feed
Presentable
Health hazards from meat and meat preparations
Presentable
Effluents from animal husbandry
Presentable
Methane gas emissions from animal husbandry
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Prohibitive livestock husbandry costs
Unpresentable

Reduced by

Lack of meat and egg production
Unpresentable

Related

Water pollution from fish production
Presentable

Strategy

Promoting sustainable livestock production
Presentable
Reducing overgrazing
Yet to rate

Value

Unproductivity
Yet to rate
Underproduction
Yet to rate
Overproduction
Yet to rate
Hazard
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Agriculture, fisheries » Animal husbandry » Animal husbandry
  • Birds, mammals » Cattle, ungulates
  • Environment » Environment
  • Industry » Meat
  • Industry » Production
  • Societal problems » Hazards
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J5409
    DOCID
    12054090
    D7NID
    136518
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020