The Vegan Society

Promoting ways of living free from animal products for the benefit of people, animals and the environment.

Land References

  1. D. T. Avery, 'Intensive Farming and Biotechnology: Saving People and Wildlife in the 21st Century,' The Meat Business, G. Tansey & J. D'Silva (eds) Earthscan Publications, 1999
  2. FAO, 'The State of Food Insecurity in the World'2002
  3. ibid.
  4. FAO, FAOSTAT Agricultural Data 2002 www.fao.org
  5. C. de Haan, H. Steinfeld & H. Blackburn, 'Livestock and the Environment: Finding a Balance' FAO, USAID, World Bank, 1998
  6. Prof. V. Smil, 'Rationalizing Animal Food Production,' in Feeding the World: A Challenge for the 21st Century, MIT Press, London, 2000.
  7. ibid.
  8. P. W. Gerbens-Leenes et al. 'A method to determine land requirements relating to food consumption patterns,' Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2002; 90:47-58
  9. European Parliament, Europe's Deficit in Compound Feedingstuffs and Agenda 2000, Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Series, Working Document, AGRI-110, 1999. Cited in J. Turner, Factory Farming and the Environment, CIWF, 1999.
  10. D. McLaren, S. Bullock, & N. Yousuf, Tomorrow's World, Friends of the Earth, 1998
  11. T. Lang 'Towards a Sustainable Food Policy,' The Meat Business, G. Tansey & J. D'Silva (eds) Earthscan Publications, 1999