Most environmental organizations do not focus attention on the impact of diet on the environment. However, my findings as spelled out in this article indicate that dietary changes, especially reduction of beef consumption, could have dramatic and heretofore unforeseen environmental implications...

In recent years, most developing countries have embarked on some kind of reform programme. At the heart of such programmes are orthodox demand management policies aimed at reducing inflation, relieving the pressure on the balance of payments and improving the level of output in the long term....