04 Feb 2021 --- Global food systems are a huge driver of destruction. Plant-based diets remain critical to safeguarding the global food chain, as cattle, sheep and other livestock pose a mammoth threat upon the environment and seriously impact biodiversity. These are the key takeaways from a newly published report examining cheap and damaging food, the urgency for a shift in diets and the need to free up land to restore ecosystems rather than rear animals for meat.