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In 2016 the United Nations implemented the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets
pertaining to the economic, social, and environmental dimensions. Scientific
evidence suggests that of the 17 goals, at least six would be closer to being
accomplished1 if the Global West transitioned to a more plant-based diet.2 In
2006 a fao (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) report
identified the livestock sector as “by far the single largest anthropogenic user of
land” (Steinfeld et al. 2006, xxi) since it uses no less than 70% of all agricultural
land and 30% of the land surface of the planet. This amount of production takes
its toll on the environment: the livestock sector operates as a big influencer in
climate change, reportedly responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions
– a share higher than all transports taken together. The sector is also stated
to be one of the greatest contributors to water pollution and biodiversity loss
(possibly even being the primary cause) due to its role in deforestation and
in “land degradation, pollution, climate change, overfishing, sedimentation
of coastal areas and facilitation of invasions by alien species” (Steinfeld et al.
2006, xxii and xxiii).
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Vegetarianism Sustainability Public canteens
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Cardoso, S. G., Augusto, F. R., Nunes, N. C., Graça, J. (2018). Public support for vegetarian meals in public canteens: a preliminary study. In Delicado, A., Domingos, N., Sousa, L. de (Eds.), Changing societies: legacies and challenges. Vol. 3. The diverse worlds of sustainability, pp. 297-315. Lisbon: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais
Publisher
Imprensa de Ciências Sociais