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![Just three crops — wheat, corn and rice — make up nearly 60 percent of the plant-based calories in most diets, according to a new report. Above, a farmer inspects a plant in her dry maize field on March 13 in Zimbabwe.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-1130995498-eb0b8b87037197c7912380fb3288d3814f30dcb4-e1553532605213-900x422.jpg)
For A Healthier Planet, Eat These 50 Foods, Campaign Urges
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Global reliance on just a handful of crops for calories is hurting the environment — and wildlife, a new report says. It urges the world to diversify its diet to save plant and animal species alike.
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WOUB News • WORLD: French Butchers Ask For Protection After Threats From Militant Vegans
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Butchers are an integral part of French life, and are known for carefully sourcing their meat. But now some are being targeted by extreme vegans who use vandalism to draw attention to their cause.