Love for the animals

What we eat not only affects our own health, but also the environment. Food is at the heart of many environmental issues – it’s a significant contributor to climate change and responsible for almost 60% of global biodiversity loss.

Our food system relies on nature but the rise of our Western diet - high in meat, dairy and ultra-processed food - is inefficient and resource-intensive.

Farming animals for meat and dairy requires space and huge inputs of water and feed. Today, one of the biggest causes of forest loss is the expansion of agricultural land for animal feed production, such as soy. And producing meat creates vastly more carbon dioxide than plants such as vegetables, grains and legumes.

Whilst we're over-consuming high-impact food, the planet’s resources remain finite and the impacts are felt on land, water and our oceans.

Most of us have become a bit disconnected from the way our food is grown and produced, and the effects that can have on our planet.

You can learn more on wwf.org.uk