On 12/5/95 Tom Beckley writes: > Bret - > > I admire your willingness to take on the world on any and all subjects, but I > suggest you need some better sources to do so. > > You asserted that 65% of Canada is designated as wilderness. The following is > a direct quote from, "The State of Canada's Forests 1993" published by Natural > Resources Canada. > > "Over the past three decades, the protected area in Canada has almost > quadrupled - from 25 million hectares in 1960, to the current figure of 90 > million hectares. Protected areas now account for more than 9% of Canada's > toal land and freshwater, or approximately 12% of the world total." > > Federal and provincial governments have pledged to reach a goal of 12% of lands > under protection by the year 2000. > > Given the magnitude of your error regarding Canada, you might want to verify > your sources for Brazil, Australia, etc. I'd have to assume that the difference lies in the distinction between "protected" and "wilderness." My source for the data is "Living in the Environment," (eighth edition) 1994, by G. Tyler Miller. Also, the inclusion of freshwater will no doubt change the numbers a little as well. I'd be interested to hear from some others who have data on this subject. Bret Diamond Oregon, USA diam9018@tao.sosc.osshe.edu
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