Humans Have Altered 97 Percent of Earth’s Land Through Habitat and Species Loss
The study, which did not include Antarctica, also identified opportunities to restore up to 20 percent of land ecosystems Smoke lingers following fires in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in August 2020. (Photo by Ernesto Carriço/NurPhoto via Getty Images) By Theresa Machemer SMITHSONIANMAG.COM APRIL 20, 2021 6:30AM A study published on April 15 in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change presents evidence that only about three percent of Earth’s land ecosystems remain untouched by human activity. The analysis focuses on large swaths…