More than half of life on Earth experiencing unprecedented conditions

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March 14, 2025, 10:00 AM

• •Human activity is pushing the planet into uncharted territory, according to new research.
• •More than 50 per cent of the planet's land mass is experiencing "novel" conditions.
• •The research mapped the land's exposure to three key drivers of ecosystem "novelty
• •: pollution
• •wildlife extinctions and disruption to plant life.

A new study has found that almost no ecosystem on Earth is untouched by human activity. The research suggests that widespread change from pollution, wildlife extinctions and disruption to plant life is pushing the planet into uncharted territory.

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