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The cattle ranching industry in Brazil is one of the largest in the world, but it could see huge financial losses if it doesn’t adapt to climate change and increasingly rigorous deforestation policies to protect the Amazon, a new report says. Cattle pasture and agriculture for cattle feed are some of the top drivers of deforestation in those biomes, which act as carbon sinks helping prevent climate change. In the Amazon, deforestationto 900,100 hectares last year, the first time it had fallen below 1,000,000 hectares since 2018. But clearing isThe Orbitas report said the cattle industry could be making things difficult on itself by not developing more sustainable practices.
Global dietary trends could shift away from beef somewhat as demand grows for alternative proteins with lower greenhouse gas emissions, the report said.