2.3 million square miles — or around twice the size of Alaska — of protected areas around the world face human pressure from activities like road building, urbanization, or grazing, according to a new study. Lead author Kendall Jones, a PhD candidate at The University of Queensland, said in a statement, "We found major road infrastructure such as highways, industrial agriculture, and even entire cities occurring inside the boundaries of places supposed to be set aside for nature conservation...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/one-third-of-the-worlds-protected-areas-face-shocking-human-impact
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