silence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agoMaryland Protected Nearly a Third of Its Land, and It’s Reaching for More | Nine states have set goals to conserve 30 percent of their land by 2030. Maryland got there first.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down10cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 hours agoThe American biologist E.O.Wilson posited a variation of the 80/20 rule that is a hallmark of environmental science. “Conserving 50% of the land will preserve 80% of the species.” 30 is good, but it’s not enough. Not nearly enough.
The American biologist E.O.Wilson posited a variation of the 80/20 rule that is a hallmark of environmental science.
“Conserving 50% of the land will preserve 80% of the species.”
30 is good, but it’s not enough. Not nearly enough.