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> Nature is gradually turning into a luxury we cannot afford. That makes no sense. We need nature more than ever.
by dunefox 4y ago
> Nature is gradually turning into a luxury we cannot afford.
That makes no sense. We need nature more than ever.
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- im3w1l 4y agoThere are more people than ever. That want to eat farmed food. Drive on roads. And live in houses. All of this takes land. Then there is the renewable energy production that needs land too. Rivers valleys turn into hydro dams. Grass fields into solar fields.
- adrianN 4y agoRenewable energy production takes a minuscule amount of land compared to agriculture, and a lot of that land can be things like parking lots and roofs.
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- newman555 4y agoand majority of that agriculture land is for animal agriculture (which is probably obvious to everyone by now)
- im3w1l 4y agoDue to the situation in Ukraine (big exporter of vegetable oil), the world is currently quite dependent on palm oil. You know the one they cut down rainforests to make. It was interesting to follow the politics around the Indonesia's temporary export ban back in May.