Eco-Evaluation

HOG FARMING MEGA PROJECTS IN ARGENTINA

Animal agriculture has been identified as one of the biggest drivers of environmental destruction and climate change. In recent studies, animal agriculture is identified as the central cause of global warming producing a substantial amount of the overall global greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted. It is also a main reason for biodiversity loss and the creation and spread of diseases. Due to massive lobbying efforts by the meat and dairy industry, knowledge is often suppressed and decision-making remains driven by special interests instead of considerations for the good of a population and the future as negotiated and ratified in multiple international agreements such as the Rio Declaration (1992) or the more recent Paris Agreement (2015)…