'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

James Murray
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'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

New report claims behaviour change, reductions in food waste, and new innovations likely to prove essential if growing food demand is to be met without fuelling further deforestation

The world will need to find additional land equivalent to all of Brazil's cropland by 2030 if it is to meet the world's projected demand for food, feed, fuel, and natural capital, according to a new report...

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