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AlertNet: Increased demand for biofuel production has driven farmers and forest communities from Brazil to Indonesia off their land, threatening those people's wellbeing and food security, a report from GRAIN says.
Research conducted by the Spain-based non-profit, which supports small farmers, found growing need for biofuels has driven about 300 land "grabs' worldwide, forcing forest clearance and draining of wetlands, with Europe at the forefront of the global demand.
In the past decade, 17 million......
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Biofuel production pushes farming communities off land – report
Posted by AlertNet: Chelsea Diana on February 28th, 2013
Posted in Water Conservation