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Globally, beef provides just 2 per cent of the calories we consume, yet 60 per cent of the world’s agricultural land is used for beef production.

— Dave Goulson Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse (2021)

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‘Normal’ is different for every generation.

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