print email comment close Spotlight: Livestock Impacts on the Environment URL: http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0612sp1.htm Description: This November 2006 article highlights findings from a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations that says "livestock production contributes to the world's most pressing environmental problems, including global warming, land degradation, air and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity." Includes recommendations (such as restoration of damaged land and sustainable livestock production practices) and related links. Available in several languages. From the FAO magazine Agriculture 21. Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Extra Keywords greenhouse gas emissions erosion LII Database Information: Record 23105 created by Jennifer English on 01/02/2007 Last modification on 01/02/2007 Published: 01/03/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23105