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UN study warns agricultural subsidies are threatening forests and conservation programs

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Mongabay.com

Publication Date
2015-09-25

Lurking in the law books and policy annals of many countries around the world, subsidies aimed at helping farmers produce food more efficiently often end up leading to the loss of forests, according to a report released by the United Nations earlier this month.

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http://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/un-study-warns-agricultural-subsidies-are-threatening-forests-and-conservation-programs/