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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2016.25.4.280

Trend and estimation of the ecological footprint from the consumption of bovine meat in Korea  

Yeo, Min Ju (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Yong Pyo (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.25, no.4, 2016 , pp. 280-295 More about this Journal
Abstract
Influences on the environment from the consumption of livestock have increased drastically during the last 50 years in Korea. Reduction of bovine meat consumption is one of the alternatives as sustainable food supply. The consumption of bovine meat and the ecological footprint (the sum of the cropland, grazing land, and carbon footprint) from the consumption of bovine meat have increased over 13 and 12 times over the last 50 years. Especially, the consumption of imported bovine meat and the ecological footprint from the consumption of imported bovine meat have increased significantly about 346 and 369 times over the last 40 years. If the consumption of bovine meat decreased by half in Korea in 2023, the ecological footprint from the consumption of bovine meat would be reduced by 40~65% depending on the scenarios. The supportable population number for the consumptions of environmental resources (food (crops, livestock, and fish), energy, forest, and built-up land) and the crops were 0.57~1.56 million and 3.42~6.83 million, respectively, depending on the scenarios and the nationality of the supported people.
Keywords
Cropland Footprint; Grazing Land Footprint; Carbon Footprint; Livestock Consumption; Supportable Population;
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