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Livestock or livestock feed occupies 1/3 of the earth’s ice-free land.
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Zielinski, Sarah. "Ocean Dead Zones Are Getting Worse Globally Due to Climate Change". Smithsonian.com. November 10, 2014Nearly half of the contiguous US is devoted to animal agriculture.
Glaser, Christine, et al. "Costs and Consequences: The Real Price of Livestock Grazing on America's Public Lands". For the Center for Biological Diversity. January 2015"Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns". UN News Centre. 29 November 20061/3 of the planet is desertified, with livestock as the leading driver.
"UN launches International Year of Deserts and Desertification". UN News Centre. 1 January 2006Hogan, C Michael. "Overgrazing". The Encyclopedia of Earth. May 1, 2010"Desertification, Drought Affect One Third of Planet, World's Poorest People, Second Committee Told as It Continues Debate on Sustainable Development". United Nations Sixty-seventh General Assembly: Second Committee. 8 November 2012
