Move to protect Australian beef industry from EU land clearing laws criticised by scientists
Written by Aston Brown from the Guardian
Agriculture minister says there’s ‘no risk’ cattle industry is ‘connected to deforestation’, a claim environmental scientists say is ‘patently false’
Environmental scientists have criticised a move by the Australian government to protect the beef industry against European laws that will ban imports from areas with land clearing, saying cattle farming is “the biggest single driver of deforestation in Australia”.
The laws, which passed the European parliament in 2022 and come into effect in January 2025, will ban the import of goods produced in areas where land clearing occurs. Australian farmers have raised concerns that it could impact Australia’s $143m European beef export market, which accounts for 1.3% of total beef exports.
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Written by Aston Brown from the Guardian
Agriculture minister says there’s ‘no risk’ cattle industry is ‘connected to deforestation’, a claim environmental scientists say is ‘patently false’
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Environmental scientists have criticised a move by the Australian government to protect the beef industry against European laws that will ban imports from areas with land clearing, saying cattle farming is “the biggest single driver of deforestation in Australia”.
The laws, which passed the European parliament in 2022 and come into effect in January 2025, will ban the import of goods produced in areas where land clearing occurs. Australian farmers have raised concerns that it could impact Australia’s $143m European beef export market, which accounts for 1.3% of total beef exports.
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