Average westerner's eating habits lead to loss of four trees every year
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Research links consumption of foods such as coffee and chocolate to global deforestationThe average western consumer of coffee, chocolate, beef, palm oil and other commodities is responsible for the felling of four trees every year, many in wildlife-rich tropical forests, research has calculated.
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Average westerner's eating habits lead to loss of four trees every year
Research links consumption of foods such as coffee and chocolate to global deforestationThe average western consumer of coffee, chocolate, beef, palm oil and other commodities is responsible for the felling of four trees every year, many in wildlife-rich tropical forests, research has calculated.Destruction of forests is a major cause of both the climate crisis and plunging wildlife populations, as natural ecosystems are razed for farming. The s…
Eating habits of wealthy countries driving loss of 'four trees each year' per person: study
The eating habits of an average person living in a G7 country is responsible for the felling of approximately four trees every year, according to new research.