WWF and RSPB: British consumption relies on overseas land area almost the size of the UK annually

Cecilia Keating
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RSBP and WWF urge government to capitalise on post-Brexit trade deals as well as the Agriculture and Environment Bills to cut deforestation from the UK’s supply chains.

A land area nearly as big as the whole of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland combined is required annually to satisfy the UK's demand for just seven commodities, according to new findings published...

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