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© Tessa Mildenhall. A herder in South Africa brings his cattle in for the night.

In South Africa, the future of sustainable ranching looks bright

By Jamey Anderson

September 13, 2017
In Africa’s most biodiverse grasslands, a fifth-generation rancher tackles the challenges of sustainable livestock.
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‘Surf and turf’ can have carbon footprint of cross-country road trip: study

By Bruno Vander Velde

April 10, 2017
Dining out? You may want to think twice before ordering the “surf and turf special.” The carbon footprint of a steak and shrimp dinner — were it to come from shrimp farms and pasture formerly occupied by mangroves — is the same as driving a small car across the continental United States.
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