Just 3% of Earth's land ecosystems remain intact – but we can change that

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Just 3% of Earth's land ecosystems remain intact – but we can change that

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We discovered that only 2.8% of the planet’s land surface fits the description of ecologically intact. These patches, each 10,000 square kilometres or larger, are scattered in various places around the world. Few things excite biologists more than contemplating the parts of the world still relatively free of human damage.

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