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Scientists debunked one of conservation's most influential statistics

• illuminant 2y ago
  > Exact wording varied, but the claim was this: that 80% of the world’s remaining biodiversity is protected by Indigenous peoples. "Wtf?" I'm a "conservationist" by virtue and inclination, and I had no idea these idiots were making such claims. I will say there is an assault against the natural world, and the uncorrupted indigenous peoples are obviously caring for less diminished biodiversity. Is this special interest science being used as a weapon of future exploitation? "Americans are saying it's not such a big deal...", "yeah, the Americans are saying, science proved biodiversity and stay-the-f-out aren't the greatest causality to things still being there ..."