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Dale Vince calls out red meat food diets and 'inefficient farming' as causes of the nature crisis

Mr Vince had told crowds at the Restore Nature Now rally in London that farming and food diets had contributed to nature's decline

Chris Brayford
clock • 3 min read
"The great news is if we all stop eating animals today, tomorrow or whenever in our country, we can free up 75 per cent of that farmland to give back to nature."
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"The great news is if we all stop eating animals today, tomorrow or whenever in our country, we can free up 75 per cent of that farmland to give back to nature."

Green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince has called out farming methods and red meat diets as a cause of the nature crisis. Mr Vince, who also owns vegan football club Forest Green Rovers which were recently...

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