Government accused of blocking study on rainforest collapse and UK food security

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Reports suggest study exploring the threat climate crisis poses for UK food prices has been blocked by government

An analysis that was due to be published today by the government warning the impact of ecosystem collapse in areas such as the Amazon could pose a major threat to the UK's food security has reportedly...

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