Post on 20-Feb-2016
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Steve CarverDirector, Wildland Research Institute
For People and PlanetA Global Look at Nature Needs Half
Iceland (scaled) British Isles (scaled)
Conclusions
• Nature Needs Half… • Can it be done? • It depends on scale:• Global = YES!• Continental = Yes and No• Country = depends on which• Geography = skewed• Biomes = challenging
• Population growth• Drives demand for food, land and
resources• Principal threat to wilderness and
wild nature