When researchers were asked to estimate the cost of protecting 30 percent of the planet to protect #biodiversity, they estimated it would be affordable only if we expand the rights of Indigenous and local communities over their territories, between 63 and 98 percent.

n response to the report’s irrefutable data, proponents have rallied. Wealthy elites, allied with climate activists and researchers, have begun an urgent liquidation of oceanfront estates, yachts and jets. Their selfless act may be enough to curb the rising seas. Such Bravery!