Adam Vaughan is chief reporter at New Scientist. He has been a journalist for nearly two decades, including 10 years at The Guardian where he worked as environment editor and energy correspondent.
- from newscientist.com
“Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s remaining wilderness in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue, according to an authoritative new study.”
Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth's wilderness in 25 years – study
“The largest chunk of wilderness in the Amazon basin shrank from 1.8m sq. km to 1.3m sq. km, while the Ucayali moist forests in the west of the Amazon, home to more than 600 bird species and primates including emperor tamarins, was badly affected.”
