A presentation on an under-rated topic which is dear to my heart. I know some of you might disagree, but please spread the message: it's a real issue we should all be well aware of. Many people are already advocating, but in the end it's up to us.

1. eating
up our
world
how small changes in
our habits can make
a huge difference
we are

2. planet
we live on a

3. and there’s just one

4. take care
of it
we should

5. We need to begin to manage this
planet as if our life depended on it,
because it does."
It fundamentally does.
Jason Clay
“
”
WWF Senior Vice-President

6. ravaged
yet we have
the Earth

7. air
image by mrk_photo on flickr.com

8. water
image by kk+ on flickr.com

9. land
image by crustmania on flickr.com

10. Did you know?

11. 50
years
within
image by bubbo-tubbo on flickr.com

12. population will reach
9 billion

13. triple
consumption will

14. to face it we have only
image by igerard on flickr.com

15. SUSTAINABILITY
Ok, but what can I do?

16. let’s start with
dinner

17. Sustainability is complicated,
but dinner is a reality that we
all very much understand, so
let's start there!
Barton Seaver
“
”
Chef in Washington DC and advocate

18. Did you know?

19. livestock production
biggest
culprits
in
is one of the

20. image by the round peg on flickr.com

21. image by the|G|™ on flickr.com

23. Did you know?

24. it uses
70%
of the agricultural land
image by youngdoo on flickr.com

25. of Earth’s land surface

26. it requires
1000 times
more water than vegetable cultures

27. it produces
18%
of all the greenhouse gas

29. Did you know?

30. an adult should eat
½ a pound
of meat per week

31. Do I have to become vegetarian?

32. no
but you can cut
your meat consumption

33. your footprint would be
smaller

34. you would be
healthier

35. you’d leave a
healthier
world

36. to future"
generations

37. image by kelsey6 on flickr.com

38. this guy "
invented a"
trick to "
consume "
less meat

39. Nothing with a face "
Monday to Friday. "
On weekend: your choice.
weekday-veg
it’s called
Graham Hill
“
”
TreeHugger Founder

40. why don’t you "
give it a shot?

41. spread the word
and please
even if you won’t try

43. credits
content
- What’s wrong with what we eat by Mark Bittman
- How big brands can help save biodiversity by Jason Clay
- Why I’m a weekday vegetarian by Graham Hill
- Sustainable seafood? Let’s get smart by Barton Seaver
flickr images
- Factory by mrk_photo (air)
- Oil on the water by kk+ (water)
- Deforestation by crustmania (land)
- wall calendar in my shop by bubbo-tubbo (within 50 years)
- One Way by iGerard (one way)
- Pollution by The Round Peg (air & water pollution)
- is not the water beautiful #1 by the|G|™ (water shortages)
- arriving in ireland by youngdoo (agricultural land)
- Lifeline by kelsey6 (lifesaver)