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[Older Hilarious Article] Minister told that beef producers aren’t a deforestation risk
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/minister-told-beef-producers-not-deforestation-risk-before-key-eu-trade-talks-20230517-p5d912.htmlFrom Mastodon
- Australian beef producers are not responsible for deforestation, according to advice from the federal Agriculture Department to Minister Murray Watt.
- However, Queensland government data shows that 418,656 hectares of woody vegetation were cleared in the state in 2019-20.
- An analysis by the Wilderness Society found that beef production was linked to 66% of land clearing in Queensland in 2019-20, where threatened species were known or likely to live.
- Australia is considered one of the world's deforestation hotspots and is committed to halting forest loss by 2030.
- Trade negotiations with the European Union regarding increased access for Australian farm exports are complicated by concerns about deforestation.
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