1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
South America contained 1.7 billion acres of wilderness in 1500—95% of the continent's land area.¹ The Amazon basin alone...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
North America contained 3.9 billion acres of wilderness when Europeans first arrived—98% of the continent's land area.¹ From Arctic tundra...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The brown bear watched from the forest edge as Peter the Great's surveyors marked trees for his new capital. In...
1. Historical Baseline
Pre-1750 Wilderness Extent
The Arabian oryx paused at the crest of a sand dune, its white coat reflecting the scorching sun that would...