'Shocking': wilderness the size of Mexico lost worldwide in just 13 years, study finds

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Researchers say loss of 1.9m square kilometres of intact ecosystems will have ‘profound implications’ for biodiversity

Wilderness across the planet is disappearing on a huge scale, according to a new study that found human activities had converted an area the size of Mexico from virtually intact natural landscapes to heavily modified ones in just 13 years.

 

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'The loss of 1.9m square kilometres (735,000 sq miles) of intact ecosystems would have “profound implications” for the planet’s biodiversity, the study’s authors said.' Guardian

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In China, 40 mu of desert is afforested in one day and 50 million trees are planted in two years.

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