The once prestigious PNAS has become a journal of propaganda and demagoguery!
Whenever you read "Anthropocene" (even spelled with a capital A in this case) think of obscene claims! A case of misanthropy!
Again this alarmism and hysteria is again based on (dubious) long term forecasts!
Nature conservation and renaturing has made great progress over the last several decades in many countries! There is no denying that a world human population of over 8 billion has some environmental impact, but there are also signs of population decline around the world.
"The Earth is experiencing ongoing and devastating environmental change, largely, if not entirely, due to anthropogenic impacts. This is leading inexorably to the fragmentation of our biosphere and threatens biodiversity across all continents and habitats.
While forests harbor over 80% of terrestrial biodiversity, 70% of the Earth’s remaining forests are within 1 km of a forest edge.
The loss of aquatic habitat is equally alarming, iconically represented by the dramatic loss of coral reef habitat, which is projected to reach an 84% loss in response to ongoing climate change. ..."
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