Beef industry linked to 94% of land clearing in Great Barrier Reef catchments

'Beef is number one' driver of deforestation crisis, spatial data analysis by The Wilderness Society shows

More than 90% of land clearing in Great Barrier Reef catchments over a five-year period was attributable to the beef industry, according to new analysis by The Wilderness Society.

The environment group has used spatial data analysis to examine which sectors are driving deforestation in the state with the highest levels of land clearing in Australia.