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Environment, ethics, Human Rights, Nature, News, Social Justice
Some of the opposition is from Indigenous people, who are concerned that their subsistence lifestyle would be banned or limited in the protected areas:
The concerns of Indigenous people must be addressed. And at least 30% of the planet must be protected.
Here is a petition to support protecting 30% of the planet:
https://www.campaignfornature.org/petition
The U.S. is one of the two countries that have not signed the agreement to protect species that was approved 30 years ago. This failure is disgraceful.
Update: Countries at the Cop15 conference agreed to protect the world”s species:
An interesting story that makes a case for storytelling to save the planet:
https://www.wired.com/story/environment-climate-change-storytelling/