Australia says it has reduced CO2 emissions by 65% since 2005 and has promised to prevent any further wildlife extinctions, but independent studies say deforestation is happening at 2x the rate the country claims. Why? Cattle. 🐄 Australia has the highest rate of mammalian extinctions in the world. Re:wild and our partners continue to encourage them to uphold their zero extinction commitment. The only way to protect the hundreds of threatened Australian forest species is to end native forest logging across mainland Australia and Tasmania. The global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss, with agriculture alone identified as a threat to 24,000 of the 28,000 (86%) species at risk of extinction, which leads to imbalances in the ecosystems critical to life on Earth. Want to help? Start by shifting your diet to incorporate more plants and less meat and dairy. This decrease in demand for industrial animal agriculture is the most effective action you can take to support...