DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane NEW SCIENCE: SETTING ASIDE JUST 1.2% OF THE EARTH'S LAND COULD PREVENT MOST EXTINCTIONS Source: Stock A new study, including by scientists at The University of East Anglia, has concluded that we could save a majority of soon-to-be-extinct plants and animals. Here's what we know: The world has a goal of protecting 30% of the world's wildlife that's being decimated by climate change, habitat destruction and pollution Setting aside 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of extinctions. This would entail 633,000 sq. miles ...