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Recent deforestation in the municipality of Apui, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas

Amazon deforestation in April was the worst in modern records

10 May 2022

The area cleared almost doubled year-on-year, from 579 square kilometres in April 2021 to 1012 square kilometres last month

meat free 'chicken pieces' of Quorn

Swapping fifth of meat for microbial protein could halve deforestation

4 May 2022

Even a modest shift from ruminant meat to microbial proteins could cut deforestation and carbon emissions 56 per cent by 2050

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