Americas > North American Great Plains lost 1.6 mln acres in 2021 -report

North American Great Plains lost 1.6 mln acres in 2021 -report

Published 18:23 on November 13, 2023  /  Last updated at 20:19 on November 13, 2023  / /  Americas, Canada, RINs & LCFS, US

The US and Canadian Great plains lost 1.6 million acres (some 650,000 hectares) in 2021, partially due to federal policies that inadvertently favour conversion over protection of land for the production of biofuel, a recent report said.
The US and Canadian Great plains lost 1.6 million acres (some 650,000 hectares) in 2021, partially due to federal policies that inadvertently favour conversion over protection of land for the production of biofuel, a recent report said.


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