Animals need feeding, and most animal feed is made from corn, soy or grain. The resources needed  to produce these plants for feed is factored into a livestock’s environmental footprint.

Producing red meat products typically incurs more negative environmental impacts, as red meat is sourced from larger animals who consume more feed. For example, 6kg of corn is fed to a cow to make 1 KG of Beef.

Growing the materials needed to feed livestock requires lots of land; more than ¼ of our planet’s liveable land area is used for animal grazing,

 Plant-based diets require land as well, but on a smaller and less destructive scale.

Growing feed for livestock places heavy demands on our freshwater supply, and livestock itself adds overwhelming levels of nutrients, through animal waste, to nearby waterways, contributing to biodiversity loss in marine ecosystems.

Farmers raising the same type of livestock can have two very different sized environmental footprints, largely influenced by the type of technology they use. Low-impact farming processes can more than halve the resources and emissions associated with meat production (Milius, 2018). 

However, choosing meat products only sourced from farms using low-impact processes still results in a larger environmental footprint than a plant-based diet.

From a nutritional perspective, plant-based sources of protein such as legumes, pulses, and seeds, are able to provide nearly equivalent amounts of protein as meat sources, but with only a fraction of the environmental impact (Hunnes, 2016).

hPlus, plant-sources are packed with other healthful nutrients including fibre, vitamins, and minerals.

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