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The period since 1950 has brought "the most rapid transformation of the human relationship with the natural world in the history of humankind". [106] Through 2018, humans have reduced forest area by ~30% and grasslands/shrubs by ~68%, to make way for livestock grazing and crops for humans. [107]
Although the endangered species is protected, habitat loss from human development is a major reason for the loss of green turtle nesting beaches. Wetlands and marine areas have endured high levels of habitat destruction. More than 50% of wetlands in the U.S. have been destroyed in just the last 200 years. [8]
Since the 1960s, nearly 50% of tropical forests have been destroyed, but this process is not limited to tropical forest areas. Europe's forests are also destroyed by livestock, insects, diseases, invasive species, and other human activities. Many of the world's terrestrial biodiversity can be found living in the different types of forests.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyIn July 1921, Benton MacKaye, founder of regional planning and the visionary behind the Appalachian Trail, held a historic meeting ...
Ecocide (from Greek oikos "home" and Latin cadere "to kill") is the destruction of the environment by humans. [1] Ecocide threatens all human populations who are dependent on natural resources for maintaining ecosystems and ensuring their ability to support future generations.
Deforestation is defined as the conversion of forest to other land uses (regardless of whether it is human-induced). [ 14 ] Deforestation and forest area net change are not the same: the latter is the sum of all forest losses (deforestation) and all forest gains (forest expansion) in a given period.
Human rights advocates claim government authorities have used the project as a vehicle for pushing indigenous peoples out of their ancestral forests. They are not alone. In developing countries around the globe, forest dwellers, poor villagers and other vulnerable populations claim the World Bank — the planet’s oldest and most powerful ...
The claim: Climate change has only had 'positive effects' on global food production. An Oct. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes a graph that shows global wheat, rice and coarse ...