Reminds me of this chart: British beef and lamb consumption takes up an enormous area of land overseas – some of which will be felled rainforest.
We are, however, self-sufficient in cereals such as wheat
Dan Grey
Ppl, esp. in @theguardian.com are prone to Pearl clutching over mines for EV minerals while conveniently forgetting meat. So maybe this picture is a helpful reminder of where our priorities should lie.
Auke Hoekstra
Rainforests pushed to breaking point by new demands for resources, report says.
Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds
Story by me.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis finds
