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paltala t1_jdsguwt wrote

Reply to comment by dr3adlock in West Yorkshire 🇬🇧 2096x4096 [OC] by PresuminEd74

You've clearly never been out to the lake or peak districts or into the middle of Wales, or even the middle of Scotland.

Also, where the fuck else are we going to get our food?

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MattPollitt t1_jdsib76 wrote

All of the places you mentioned are heavily human-altered landscapes through farming, deforestation, and the degradation of valuable habitat, and although some may find them aesthetically pleasing to look at, they are devoid of any true natural wilderness.

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purpleslug t1_jdt2b83 wrote

All of the landscapes you've mentioned have been intensively managed and are biodiversity deplete. The UK, including Wales and Scotland, is in the bottom 10% of countries for biodiversity intactness.

Meanwhile, other more densely populated countries - such as the Netherlands - have much more efficient farming sectors, so much so that they are significant exporters in Europe. They are also less biodiversity deplete.

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