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title: "40 million acres!  That's a total land area on the scale of Greece or…"
date: 2020-11-15
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# 40 million acres!  That's a total land area on the scale of Greece or…

*November 15, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://returntonow.net/2018/11/24/wyoming-billionaire-pledges-to-protect-30-of-the-planet-by-2030/](https://returntonow.net/2018/11/24/wyoming-billionaire-pledges-to-protect-30-of-the-planet-by-2030/){target="_blank"}
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40 million acres! That\'s a total land area on the scale of Greece or Cambodia.\
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\"Since the creation of the world's first national park, Yellowstone, in 1872, 15 percent of the earth's lands and 7 percent of its oceans have been protected in a natural state.\
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But some scientists have concluded that at least half the planet needs to be protected to save a large majority of plant and animal species from extinction.\
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A multi-billionaire has pledged \$1 billion to get us closer to that goal.\
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The money will be used to "create and expand protected areas" with the goal of protecting 30 percent of the planet's surface by 2030.\
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The 83-year-old Swiss-born steel magnate Hansjörg Wyss --- who's now an avid outdoorsman living in Wyoming --- has already donated \$450 million to protect 40 million acres of land and water across the globe since the establishment of the Wyss Foundation in 1998.\"
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