rainforest: A Deforestation-Based Diet : 7 Foods That Are Destroying the Worlds Rainforests - 03/12/10 08:17 AM
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Common foods that are destroying the world's forests, from the precious Amazon to coastline-protecting mangroves.
By Rachel Cernansky

We hear a lot about the importance of eating organic and eating local, but left out of the conversation are the growing methods of some of our staple foods, and how much forest land has been lost to grow (or raise) products like beef, rice, and palm oil-the latter of which is in more foods than you might realize.
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Lesley Burton-Dallas, Environmental Consultant (Turtle Clan Global)

Lesley Burton-Dallas

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