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This is not limited to Africa
The creation of Protected Areas has brought devastating violence, hunger and ill-health to local and Indigenous people across Africa and Asia. It's rarely been done with the consent of Indigenous communities and there is no reason to believe that it will be any different now.
This will be the biggest land grab in history, it will dispossess hundreds of millions of people and, as the science shows, it won't save biodiversity.
Time is running out. We urge you to drop the 30% target, which is not only a dangerous diversion, but will destroy lives.
The creation of Protected Areas has brought devastating violence, hunger and ill-health to local and Indigenous people across Africa and Asia. It's rarely been done with the consent of Indigenous communities and there is no reason to believe that it will be any different now.
This will be the biggest land grab in history, it will dispossess hundreds of millions of people and, as the science shows, it won't save biodiversity.
Time is running out. We urge you to drop the 30% target, which is not only a dangerous diversion, but will destroy lives.