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Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Transactions of the Institute of British GeographersPublished 27 July 2010
Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), Institute of British Geographers
Citations458
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SJR score1.73
SNIP2.02

Abstract

Graphical Abstract Anxieties around the relationship between livestock agriculture and the environmental crisis are driving profound and contentious discussions about the place of beef and dairy farming in sustainable food systems. This paper analyses efforts being made to reposition livestock animals as environmental allies. Under the regenerative agricultural banner, they are framed soil ecosystem engineers whose greenhouse gas emissions are natural and unproblematic.

Keywords

Environmental Science