Everything that is involved in the production of meat generates, in the process from the beginning to the end, a carbon footprint impossible to compare with other types of food production worldwide. The FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization) already knows about this.Another very important issue is pesticides, which are killing the bees and all other pollinators. If bees disappear, we humans will a

People typically think the main purpose of a hospital is to cure diseases, but health is actually our main goal, and this includes spiritual health. At our Tzu Chi Hospitals, we wish for all people’s hearts to be purified and for society to be in harmony. The clothes l am wearing are made from recycled plastic bottles. Thirty percent of the water used at our hospital is recycled water. Our hospita

rved only vegetarian food. Peripheral services at the hospitals also abide by the vegetarian requirement. In addition to promoting the vegetarian diet, Tzu Chi Hospitals have made great efforts to advocate environmental protection. Tzu Chi Hospitals high environmental standards and excellent health care delivery have also received international acclaim.

Also, the contamination is affecting health. Agriculture must increasingly be focused on what food means to people, and we must reduce more and more, the exclusive foods, meaning agriculture exclusively done to feed livestock. We must advance because this in not sustainable. It is not a matter of opinion, it is already a matter of real information. All lines of political work, at least in our orga

net. If we can do these things, starting with being veg, we would realize not just a sustainable planet, but a real paradise of peace in our lifetime.