If everyone agreed to become vegetarian, leaving little or nothing for…

E. O. Wilson
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If everyone agreed to become vegetarian, leaving little or nothing for livestock, the present 1.4 billion hectares of arable land (3.5 billion acres) would support about 10 billion people. ✨ Earth’s Resources for 2015 Have Already Been Used Up by Jared Green, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 27, 2015.
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