At least 80% of the world’s most important sites for biodiversity on land currently contain human developments

At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure — of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure.

Source: sciencedaily.com

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