EU Biofuel Target Seen Driving Species Loss: Study

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EU Biofuel Target Seen Driving Species Loss: Study [1]

A European Union target to promote the use of biofuels will accelerate global species loss because it encourages the conversion of pasture, savanna and forests into new cropland, EU scientists have

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17/11/2011

Source: Planet Ark (Australia) [2]

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