Throughout the world, forests are being destroyed to support the meat-eating habits of the "developed" nations. Between 1960 and 1985, nearly 40 percent of all Central American rain forests were destroyed to create pasture for beef cattle. More than four million acres of cropland are lost to erosion in the United States every year. Of this staggering topsoil loss, 85 percent is directly associated with livestock raising, i.e., over-grazing. Much of the excrement from "food" animals (which amounts to 20 times as much fecal matter as human waste) flows unfiltered into our lakes and streams.
Animals are affected by vegetarianism as well as the environment and the people who partake in vegetarianism.
I would suppose it has a negative effect.
Vegetarianism is very good for the environment. Animals produce large amounts of CO2. It also takes a lot more water to produce a kilogram of meat compared to a kilogram of vegetables.
Buddhism helped promote vegetarianism--the practice of ahimsa, or nonviolence.
That's not really relevant to vegetarianism since it's more about choices within that. For example a vegetarian who eats a lot of sweets will have just as bad teeth as a non-vegetarian. Sometimes vegetarianism has no impact one way or the other any more than how tall you are or eye colour has an impact.
Vegetarianism
It doesn't really have any impact on the environment.
No it does not have impact on the environment.
Yes; there is much heated debate as to what constitutes vegetarianism and how healthy it is.
it can impact the environment but what are the reasons
what the environment tourasim
Bodhipaksa has written: 'Living as a river' -- subject(s): Impermanence (Buddhism), Meditation, Buddhism 'Vegetarianism' -- subject(s): Buddhism, Budismo, Health aspects, Health aspects of Vegetarianism, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Vegetarianism, Vegetarianism, Vegetarianismo