COVID 19: Eating Less Meat Can Reduce Risk Of Corona Virus - UN | READ DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
Feb 04, 2021
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says eating less meat can help reduce the risk of coronavirus and save the environment.
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This was stated by the body while announcing a new Chatham House report on Wednesday.
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Speaking on the report, Philip Lymbery of Compassion in World Farming, called for caution by humans.
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He said; "At a time when so much of the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, it's never been more obvious that the well-being of people and animals, wild and farmed, are intertwined".
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UNEP warned that if ecosystems are continually destroyed, the population's food supply will be endangered.
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It therefore, called for a shift to plant-based foods and protection of lands.
Renowned primatologist, Jane Goodall said intensive farming of billions of animals globally damages the environment.
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Adding, that this causes "loss of biodiversity, producing massive greenhouse gas emissions that accelerate global warming".
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— Faith Ukanwa