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WMC REPORT - Livestock Industry Warned over Climate Change

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Sep 10, 2008
        
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SOUTH AFRICA - The livestock industry has to take a responsible attitude to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, writes ThePigSite Senior Editor, Chris Harris. The was the message to delegates at the 17th World Meat Congress in Cape Town, South Africa today Wednesday from Dr Pierre Gerber one of the authors of the FAO report Livestock's Long Shadow and climatologist, Peter Johnston. Dr Gerber warned... [read full story]                    

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SOUTH AFRICA - Dr Gerber warned that pasture land and range land is being degraded by the increased use from the livestock industry. A total of 7.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) are produced by the livestock and...