Salvation or Pipe Dream?

The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in Alaska. U.S. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

As humans continue to rapidly expand the scope of their domination of nature — bulldozing and burning down forests and other natural areas, wiping out species, and breaking down ecosystem functions — a growing number of influential scientists and conservationists think protecting half of the planet in some form is key to keeping it habitable.

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