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Twenty One - What Does the Future Hold for Our Planet and its Wildlife?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2023

By
Norman Maclean
Edited by
Norman Maclean
Norman Maclean
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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Summary

This chapter will attempt to predict what the future will hold for life on Planet Earth. It reviews the changes which have come about and which will continue as a result of factors such as climate change. The chapter also discusses the emergence of the Extinction Rebellion movement, the likely future declines in insects and other species, as discussed in the 2019 State of Nature report, and the factors that are likely to continue to impact survival of wild species on Planet Earth. In closing, the chapter outlines some likely future increases in species adapting to life in large cities.

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The Living Planet
The State of the World's Wildlife
 , pp. 379 - 387
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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