Future of the Environment

Human activity is destroying our wilderness. This map shows the extent of the crisis

An aerial view of Garamba forest in Haute Uele region of northeastern Congo February 21, 2009. Logging, farming and armed conflict still menace Africa's jungles, which include the Congo Basin, the world's second largest after the Amazon, but analysts are increasingly hopeful its remaining wilds can be rescued. Picture taken February 21, 2009. To match feature AFRICA-FORESTS/  REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/Files (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) - RTR2GGSL

Just 23% of the Earth’s land surface is now classified as wilderness. Image: REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly/Files

Simon Torkington
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