VEGAN
To talk about the positive impacts of an exclusively vegetable-based diet, it is first necessary to contextualize and understand all the negative consequences that the environment faces when our food choices involve ingredients of animal origin.
Brazil
According to the Chico Mendes Institute (ICMBIO), Brazil is responsible for managing the greatest biodiversity heritage in the world. This places it in first place in the ranking of the most biodiverse country, which, in addition, is home to several species that do not exist anywhere else, the so-called endemic species.
Therefore, it is very rich in natural resources, being the main target of human activities and that is why it is so important that the needs for sustainable practices are highlighted, including conscious food choices, use of recyclable materials, planting methods that put less pressure on deforestation and that do not use harmful chemicals, among others.
If we lose this biodiversity, Brazilian natural ecosystems will collapse and our survival will be compromised, as we depend on nature for the quality of the air we breathe, climate stability, food, water we drink and the economy we generate from it. . When the habitat is destroyed by anthropic actions, an entire ecosystem that does not have time to recover is unbalanced. We need to act with conscience from now while there is still time.
Main Threat - DEFORESTATION
Construction of roads, hydroelectric power plants, mining and the intensive urbanization process significantly contribute to the reduction of forests, but the main cause of deforestation in Brazil is due to agricultural activities.
Reason:
In Latin America, agribusiness is the main driver of deforestation, according to the new FAO report, The State of the World's Forests 2016 (SOFO). SOFO points out that agribusiness generated almost 70% of deforestation in Latin America between 2000 and 2010.
According to IBGE Produção Pecuária, only in the first quarter of 2017 were slaughtered in Brazil:
7.37 million heads of cattle under some type of sanitary inspection service;
10.46 million head of pigs;
1.48 billion chicken heads;
The production of chicken eggs was 788.26 million dozens;
5.87 billion liters of raw milk made by establishments that operate under some type of sanitary inspection (Federal, State or Municipal) were registered.
According to the United Nations (UN), the animal production sector is one of the most responsible for the most serious environmental problems, at all scales – from local to global.
AGRICULTURAL AND BRAZILIAN BIOMES
Atlantic forest
The Atlantic Forest is important because it is home to thousands of species of animals and plants: there are more than 15,000 species of plants and more than 2,000 species of vertebrate animals, not counting insects and other invertebrate animals. Of the 633 species of animals threatened with extinction in Brazil, 383 occur in the Atlantic Forest and a global hotspot, that is, one of the richest areas in biodiversity and most threatened on the planet (SOS Mata Atlântica).
Despite its clear importance for the balance of the planet and the beings that inhabit it, less than 8% of the original area remains. This important biome has been intensively explored since the time of the discovery of Brazil and has undergone an intense urbanization process, and today more than 60% of the Brazilian population lives in it. In the southern region, the biome covers the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná, where wheat, rice, corn, soy, coffee, eucalyptus and pine crops are planted, in addition to beef and beef cattle. of milk.
Amazon
Especially in the Amazon, agribusiness production for international markets was the main driver of deforestation after 1990, as a result of practices such as extensive grazing, soy cultivation and oil palm (oil palm) plantations. Practices that threaten the little more than 6 million km2 that are estimated today to be the total area of the Amazon Forest in South America and that no less than 60% are in Brazilian territory (Ministry of the Environment).
According to an editorial in the journal Science Advances published in 2018, deforestation in the Amazon is about to reach an irreversible limit. Almost 20% of its areas are already deforested – and if it reaches 25% it will cause a drastic change in vegetation and climate, not only locally, but also in several cities in Brazil and in the countries of South America.
This will happen because the Amazon is responsible for releasing a huge amount of water vapor into the atmosphere that is transported by the air current and that promotes rainfall in other regions of the country and the South American continent, ensuring the survival of fauna and flora , which if not protected, will be affected along with landscapes that will become more degraded, with sparse, sparse vegetation and, therefore, low biodiversity.
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According to the Ministry of the Environment, today 1/3 of the Cerrado territory is occupied by pastures
wetland
The monitoring carried out by the SOS Pantanal Institute shows that the biome has already lost, by 2016, 15.7% of its native vegetation area, or 23,700 km², slightly larger than the state of Sergipe. The main reason is this conversion to non-native grasses, such as the African brachiaria, for an intensification of cattle raising.
PLANTING
According to EMBRAPA, with regard to animal feed, corn is the main ingredient in the formulation of animal feed, accounting for 65 to 80% of the composition. About 82% of all corn produced in Brazil is consumed in the form of feed, mainly for swine and poultry. Already about 79% of soy in the world is used to make animal feed and 18% to produce soy oil.
In addition, according to Aprosoja Brasil, 80% of processed soy goes to the production of cattle food meal, equivalent to 49% of the soy produced in the country. Of the total production, only 7% goes to human consumption.
The monoculture PLANTING METHOD is the most used by large industries. This means that in a specific area the original biodiverse vegetation is removed and only a single species is planted, as is the case of sugarcane, soy and corn, for example. In a nutshell, this environment becomes conducive to the appearance of pests that find food in abundance and reproduce quickly, significantly increasing their population rate. In untouched nature there are no pests because the ecosystem is in balance, but in this case, the farmer feels the need to intervene with pesticides so that he does not have considerable losses in production .
IMPORTANT DATA
Solution
Considering that the main environmental problems result from our eating habits, the negative relationship that forms between the feeding of meat and by-products from the agricultural industry and the environment is undeniable.
Therefore, bioO2 from 2018 onwards produces only vegan food, since the plant-based diet considerably reduces the use of natural resources.
Plant Based Feeding
animal rights policy
In line with the declaration made in 1978 by UNESCO in the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Animals, we believe that the coexistence of all living beings is only possible when the human species recognizes the right of other animal species to exist free from exploitation of any kind and to any purpose.
We recognize the lives of other animals as similar to our own and therefore we understand that raising animals for food violates their rights.
That's why our mission is:
Do not use ingredients of animal origin in the production of our products;
Put our knowledge at the service of other animals, seeking to raise awareness and recognition of people regarding the equality of rights between all animals and human beings.
Correlating with Bero protein shake
When consuming a product that replaces 20g of ANIMAL PROTEIN for 20g OF VEGETABLE PROTEIN, you save:
In Sao Paulo city
A vegan person reduces 35% of their ecological footprint
Source: World WildLife Fund (WWF) – The Ecological Footprint of São Paulo, 2012.
vegetarian for a day
– 14 kg of CO2 are no longer emitted into the atmosphere
– 3,400L of water are saved
– 7 kg of grains are no longer produced or are redirected
– 24m2 of land are preserved
Source: Sociedade Vegetariana Brasileira (SVB) Second No Meat Campaign
When you stop consuming 1kg of Beef…
– 17,100L of water are saved
– 335kg CO2 are no longer emitted to the atmosphere
Source: Sabesp; Article published in the International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2012
