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University of Queensland in Australia
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University of California
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University of San Francisco
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University of Phoenix
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Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s last great wildernesses are shrinking at an alarming rate. In the past two decades, 10% of the earth’s wilderness has been lost due to human pressure, a mapping study by the University of Queensland has found.
Detailed explanation-2: -Wilderness areas buffer species against the risk of extinction, reducing it by more than half, a new study shows. Places with lots of unique species and wilderness with the last remaining sections of good habitat for certain species had a more pronounced impact on extinction risk.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1964 Wilderness Act, written by The Wilderness Society’s Howard Zahniser created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which protects nearly 112 million acres of wilderness areas from coast to coast.
Detailed explanation-4: -10, 000 years ago 57% of the world’s habitable land was covered by forest. That’s 6 billion hectares. Today, only 4 billion hectares are left.