# Humans To Push Further Into Wildlife Habitats Across More Than 50% of Land by 2070, Study Says 🌍

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/humans-to-push-further-into-wildlife-habitats-across-more-than-50-of-land-by-2070-study-says/289655>\
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**Created:** [August 23, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/humans-to-push-further-into-wildlife-habitats-across-more-than-50-of-land-by-2070-study-says/289655 "2024-08-23T09:57:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 9:57am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/humans-to-push-further-into-wildlife-habitats-across-more-than-50-of-land-by-2070-study-says/289655/1 "2024-08-23T09:57:49Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. **Habitat Encroachment**  
A new study reveals that by 2070, human activity will extend into wildlife habitats across 57% of Earth’s land, exacerbating habitat overlap between humans and animals due to population growth.

2. **Disease Transmission**  
Increased human-wildlife overlap heightens the risk of zoonotic diseases (diseases transmitted from animals to humans), potentially leading to more pandemics and biodiversity loss.

3. **Biodiversity Loss**  
Current trends in habitat transformation, which already cover 70-75% of global land, could lead to severe impacts on biodiversity and greater conflict between wildlife and human activities.

**Read more at:** [Science Advances](https://www.scienceadvances.org)