With a skyrocketing human population currently consuming the equivalent of 1.6 planets‘ worth of resources and expected to reach a mind-boggling 9.6 billion by 2050, that wilderness is rapidly disappearing, especially in the industrialized world. Canada has been the world’s leader in forest loss since 2000, accounting for more than a fifth of global deforestation. In the United States, even the Grand Canyon isn’t safe, with …
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