'To preserve the Amazon, we need to stop eating meat'

From the Copenhagen climate summit, president of the Brazilian Vegetarian Society Marly Winckler says that more than 80% of the Amazon's destruction is caused by cattle rearing

guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 December 2009

2 Supreme Master Television - Taiwan

Livestock reduction is key for Copenhagen’s deep emission reduction goals.

At the two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference in Denmark, discussions have continued to revolve around how much global temperatures should be allowed to rise, with low-lying countries vulnerable to sea level rise calling for no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius increase.

Brazilian sociologist Marley Winckler has more to share about this message.
Marley Winckler – Sociologist, President of Brazilian Vegetarian Society (F): If you really want to mitigate greenhouse gases, you must address meat production. SMTV Danish correspondent: The Brazilian government announced this week that it will use satellite surveillance in an effort to ensure that cattle ranchers
do not destroy more land than they are already allotted and that violators will not be granted permits to transport their cattle to be slaughtered.

3. Berlingske - Dinamarca

Vegetarer: Drop bøffen og red regnskoven

Det er nødvendigt at skære ned på kødet for at redde regnskoven og hjælpe klimaet, siger præsidenten for vegetarernes selskab i Brasilien.

Af Jens Ejsing
Tirsdag den 8. december 2009, 18:11

4. Ekstrabladet - Dinamarca

Undgå kød om mandagen

I Bella Center er der allerede problemer med at enes om C02-reduktionsmål og finansiering. Det kan ellers gøres meget let, siger en brasilianer et andet sted i byen