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sxp
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Can the World Really Set Aside Half of the Planet ...
Humans only live on a small fraction of the planet even when you limit the area to dry land.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/news/earth-at-night.ht...
adamnemecek
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But it's not just those areas that are impacted by human activity. You also have to include fields that produce grows on, grazing grounds etc.
nly
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A lot of that land happens to coincide with the areas most hospitable for other mammals though. It's not like you can ask all the deer and bison to go live peacefully in the mountains.
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