Beef industry linked to 94% of land clearing in Great Barrier Reef catchments

More than 90% of land clearing in Great Barrier Reef catchments over a five-year period was attributable to the beef industry, according to new analysis by The Wilderness Society.

Yep , sounds so like Brazil

When will it catch on that cattle farming in Australia is completely unsustainable at its current scale. Same for rice and cotton. And yet we're all expected to prop up the farmers so they can continue fucking the environment year after year.

What do we think we might actually need to do - to make an actual positive difference to our planet, the environment and the climate?

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