The locovore movement encourages eating locally produced food to reduce the greenhouse gases emitted from transporting food long distances, placing upward pressure on local land prices as farmland becomes more valuable. Which statement reflects what will likely occur as a result?
A) The price of beef falls as more people eat beef.
B) Hunting animals becomes more common.
C) Local forests become less common.
D) In the short term, the price of lumber rises.

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As farmland becomes more valuable, local forests may be cleared to create more farmland, making local forests less common.

The Locovore Movement Encourages Eating Locally Produced Food to Reduce